A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Anorthite |
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| Description | Anorthite is an end member and one of the rarer members of the plagioclase series. The chemical formula for anorthite is CaAl2Si2O8. The name comes from the Greek, an + orthos, meaning “not upright” in allusion to the oblique crystals. |
| Location | Japan ▹ Hokkaido ▹ Otaro. Near Fuggoppe. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2002-09-13. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #3074. |
| Key words | anorthite, feldspar, plagioclase series |
| Tech details | 180 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2922 |
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