anorthic
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of anorthic
C19: from an- + ortho- + -ic
Example Sentences
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CYANITE, a native aluminium silicate, Al2SiO5, crystallizing in the anorthic system.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
It is a sodium and aluminium silicate, NaAlSi3O8, and crystallizes in the anorthic system.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
In anorthic crystals there is no relation between the optical and crystallographic directions, and the exact determination of the optical orientation is often a matter of considerable difficulty.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Optically biaxial crystals were afterwards shown by J. F. W. Herschel and F. E. Neumann in 1822 and 1835 to be of three kinds, corresponding with the orthorhombic, monoclinic and 571 anorthic systems.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The name anorthite was given to the Vesuvian mineral by G. Rose in 1823, on account of its anorthic crystallization.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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