anorthosite
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- anorthositic adjective
Etymology
Origin of anorthosite
1860–65; < French anorthose anorthoclase ( an- an- 1 + Greek orthós straight) + -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Inside the school, a glass case displays some of the minerals that lie -- or are believed to lie -- under Greenland, including cryolite, anorthosite and eudialyte, which contains rare earth elements essential to the green and digital transitions.
From Barron's
There are currently only two operational mines on the island -- one gold mine in the south, and one for anorthosite, a rock containing titanium, on the west coast.
From Barron's
Other companies with recently issued exploitation permits include an anorthosite mining project backed by investors from Denmark and Luxembourg, and a molybdenum project backed by the European Union and run by Canadian company Greenland Resources.
From Barron's
Scientists think that when the Moon formed 4.5 billion years ago, it began to cool and a lighter mineral called ferroan anorthosite floated to the surface.
From BBC
This ferroan anorthosite - or molten rock - formed the moon’s surface.
From BBC
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