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anomite

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[an-uh-mahyt] / ˈæn əˌmaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.

Etymology

Origin of anomite

< Greek ánom ( os ) lawless ( a- a- 6 + nóm ( os ) law + -os adj. suffix) + -ite 1

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The mother of pear-like shells of the extinct anomite lay about as though the place had once been the bed of a mighty ocean.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul

By G. Tschermak it is divided into two classes, meroxene and anomite; in the former the plane of the optic axis coincides with the plane of symmetry, whilst in the latter it is perpendicular thereto.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

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