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perthite
[ pur-thahyt ]
/ 藞p蓽r 胃a瑟t /
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noun Mineralogy.
a variety of feldspar containing irregular bands of albite in microcline.
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Origin of perthite
1832; named after Perth, Ontario, Canada; see -ite1
OTHER WORDS FROM perthite
per路thit路ic [per-thit-ik], /p蓹r藞胃瑟t 瑟k/, adjectiveper路thit路i路cal路ly, adverbWords nearby perthite
pertains, Perth, Perth Amboy, Perth and Kinross, Perthes disease, perthite, Perthshire, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinence, pertinent
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