Usually means: Igneous rock, predominantly plagioclase feldspar.
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  7. anorthosite: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  13. anorthosite: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wiktionary (anorthosite)

▸ noun:  (petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.

Similar:
anorthite, anorthoclase, granodiorite, orthophyre, andesite, ortho-amphibolite, orthoamphibolite, phanerite, keratophyre, phonolite, more...

Opposite:
cathaysia, southite, plagioclase

Adjectives:
gabbroic, massive, pure, noritic, white, gray, meta, granular, lunar, laminated, mottled

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Similar:
anorthite, anorthoclase, granodiorite, orthophyre, andesite, ortho-amphibolite, orthoamphibolite, phanerite, keratophyre, phonolite, more...

Opposite:
cathaysia, southite, plagioclase

Adjectives:
gabbroic, massive, pure, noritic, white, gray, meta, granular, lunar, laminated, mottled



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