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anorthite | x |

As a noun anorthite

is (mineral) a plagioclase feldspar, the final member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series anorthite is very rare on earth, but abundant in moon rocks this is because anorthite weathers rapidly to clay minerals under atmospheric conditions good crystals have been found in lava-digested limestone blocks erupted from mount vesuvius.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

anorthite

English

(encyclopedic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineral) A plagioclase feldspar, the final member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Anorthite is very rare on Earth, but abundant in moon rocks. This is because Anorthite weathers rapidly to clay minerals under atmospheric conditions. Good crystals have been found in lava-digested limestone blocks erupted from Mount Vesuvius.
    • * Chemical composition: Calcium aluminum silicate, CaAlSi_3O_8 * Physical properties: ** Moh's Hardness: 6.0 ** Specific gravity: 2.76 ** Color: Shades of gray, often with a blue, purple, or green cast ** Luster: glassy ** Fracture: conchoidal ** Cleavage: two good at about 94º to each other ** Habit: Triclinic - pinacoidal. Crystals are well developed, forming massive clumps, and are both twinned and striated.

    See also

    * feldspar * plagioclase

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----