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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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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 Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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