Definition of Anorthite. Meaning of Anorthite. Synonyms of Anorthite

- anorthite is CaAl2Si2O8. Anorthite is found in mafic igneous rocks. Anorthite is rare on the Earth but abundant on the Moon. Anorthite is the calcium-rich...
- Christian Hessel (1796–1872) in 1826. The series ranges from albite to anorthite endmembers (with respective compositions NaAlSi3O8 to CaAl2Si2O8), where...
- almost all anorthite, the temperature will reach nearly the melting point of pure anorthite before all the anorthite is melted. If the anorthite content...
- anorthite endmember CaAl2Si2O8 Solid solutions between orthoclase and albite are called alkali feldspar. Solid solutions between albite and anorthite...
- an intermediate to calcic member of the plagioclase series. It has an anorthite percentage (%An) of between 50 and 70. The specific gravity ranges from...
- total feldspar content. Gabbroids are distinguished from dioritoids by an anorthite (calcium plagioclase) fraction of their total plagioclase of greater than...
- characters it is intermediate between albite (NaAlSi3O8) and anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8). The albite:anorthite molar ratio of oligoclase ranges from 90:10 to 70:30...
- rock is composed almost exclusively of the calcium-rich feldspar mineral anorthite, and is believed to be representative of the highland crust. A geochemical...
- concentration in the range of 10–18% by weight, present in the mineral anorthite (CaAl 2Si 2O 8), the calcium endmember of the plagioclase feldspar mineral...
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