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 K-feldspar 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...

has formula CaAl2Si2O8. In minerals, as a feldspar, it can be found as anorthite, an end-member of the plagioclase series. As a food additive, it is sometimes...

Labradorescence – Mineral: intermediate member of a solid solution series (50 to 70 % anorthite and albite)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Optical...

Anatase Andalusite Chiastolite Andesine Anglesite Anhydrite Annabergite Anorthite Antigorite Bowenite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arfvedsonite Asbestos...

Andyrobertsite Anglesite Anhydrite Anilite Ankerite Annabergite Annite Anorthite Anorthoclase Antarcticite Anthoinite Anthonyite Anthophyllite Antigorite...