anorthosite
noun
a granular plutonic rock composed largely of labradorite or a more calcic feldspar.
anorthositic
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a word derived from
anorthosite.
Example Sentences
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This process produced the first mantle cumulates and anorthositic crust, before the Moon became tidally locked to Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The main one concerns the conclusion that the dust is “likely from the anorthositic highlands and not from the basaltic lunar mare.”
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2018
