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anorthite

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A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.

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There are several named plagioclase feldspars that fall between albite and anorthite in the series. Source: Internet

The following table shows their compositions in terms of constituent anorthite and albite percentages. Source: Internet

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