anorthosite
11anorthosite — an•or•tho•site [[t]ænˈɔr θəˌsaɪt[/t]] n. pet a granular plutonic rock composed largely of labradorite or a more calcic feldspar • Etymology: 1860–65; < F anorthose (an I+ Gk orthós straight) + ite I an•or tho•sit′ic ˈsɪt ɪk adj …
12anorthosite — /æˈnɔθəsaɪt/ (say a nawthuhsuyt) noun a granular igneous rock composed largely of labradorite or a more calcic felspar. {an 1 + Greek orthos straight + ite1. Compare French anorthose a felspar} …
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14Anorthose — Anorthosite Anorthosite lunaire, Musée national d histoire naturelle, Washington, DC. L Anorthosite est une roche phanéritique intrusive et ignée, composée pour la plus grande partie de feldspath plagioclase (90 100%), et d une petite quantité (0 …
15Anorthosit — Lichtreflex in einem Labradorit Kristall in einem kanadischen Anorthosit, Bildausschnitt ca. 2,5 x 2,0 cm …
16Moon rock — Olivine basalt collected by Apollo 15. Moon rock describes rock that formed on the Earth s moon. The term is also loosely applied to other lunar materials collected during the course of human exploration of the Moon. The rocks collect …
17Feldspar — is the name of a group of rock forming minerals which make up as much as 60% of the Earth s crust.Feldspar. [http://www.ima na.org/about industrial minerals/feldspar.asp What is Feldspar?] Industrial Minerals Association. Retrieved on July 18… …
18Precambrian time — Interval of geologic time from с 3. 8 billion years ago, the age of the oldest known rocks, to 544 million years ago, the beginning of the Cambrian Period. This interval represents more than 80% of the geologic record and thus provides important… …
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20Wyoming craton — [ North American craton, also called Laurentia.] The Wyoming craton is located in the west central United States more specifically, in Montana, Wyoming, and parts of northern Utah. Also called the Wyoming province, it is the initial core of the… …
