anorthosite
anorthosite noun: a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
Noun
anorthosite (countable and uncountable, plural anorthosites)
- A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
- The second, or Labrador series is characterized, as already remarked, by the predominance of great beds of anorthosite, composed chiefly of triclinic feldspars […]1863, T. Sterry Hunt, "On the Chemical and Mineralogical Relations of Metamorphic Rocks", The American Journal of Science and Arts, Volume XXXVI, November, 1863, page 224
anorthosite meaning in Tamil
anorthosite in Tamil
- அனார்த்தோசைட் பாறை
Forms of anorthosite
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Words formed from anorthosite
Questions about anorthosite
- What does anorthosite mean?
- Anorthosite means a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
- What is anorthosite in Tamil?
- Anorthosite in Tamil is அனார்த்தோசைட் பாறை. See Anorthosite meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anorthosite?
- Anorthosite is a noun.
- What is the plural of anorthosite?
- The plural of anorthosite is anorthosites.
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