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Meaning of ANORTHOSITE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*nor"tho*site\, n. [F. anorthose triclinic
feldspar (fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? straight) + -ite.] (Petrol.)
A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a
soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite.
 
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