Определение anorthite в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
A plagioclase feldspar, the final member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Anorthite is very rare on Earth, but abundant in moon rocks. This is because Anorthite weathers rapidly to clay minerals under atmospheric conditions. Good crystals have been found in lava-digested limestone blocks erupted from Mount Vesuvius
Feldspar mineral, calcium aluminosilicate (CaAl2Si2O8), that occurs as white or grayish, brittle, glassy crystals. Primarily a rock-forming mineral, it is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Anorthite occurs in basic igneous rocks (see acid and basic rocks)
A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks
anorthite
Расстановка переносов
an·or·thite
Турецкое произношение
änôrthayt
Произношение
/aˈnôrˌᴛʜīt/ /æˈnɔːrˌθaɪt/
Этимология
() Greek "less than straight, not perpendicular" - a reference to the odd angles at which crystals grow.