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anorthosite
noun
(an-or-tho-site)
a granular plutonic igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar (such as labradorite)
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gabbro
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hornblende
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amphibolite
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pyroxenite
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igneous rock
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eclogite
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metamorphic rock
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pyroxene
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diabase
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syenite
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gneiss
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peridotite
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dunite
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monzonite
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greywacke
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dacite
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biotite
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ultrabasic
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nepheline
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phyllite
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arenite
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olivine
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pillow lava
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clastic
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halite
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claystone
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phyllosilicate
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goethite
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dolomites
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pyrophyllite
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phlogopite
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uraninite
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orogenic
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alkalic
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kaolinite
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pyrope
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autunite
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actinolite
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haematite
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covellite
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chrysocolla
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muscovite
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pyrochlore
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greisen
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allanite
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carnallite
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anhydrite
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basalts
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craton
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pentlandite
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evaporite
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stibnite
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gangue
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schistose
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carnotite
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siderite
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detrital
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bastnasite
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eudialyte
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albite
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illite
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alum shale
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epidote
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schists
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enargite
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norite
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chalcocite
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calcic
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ankerite
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eluvial
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argentiferous
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apatite
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pyrites
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sericite
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lavas
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aluminous
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bornite
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diopside
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crystallites
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hypabyssal
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spinel
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microfossil
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smectite
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hornfels
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lamprophyre
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adularia
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colluvium
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veinlet
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monazite
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terrane
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mylonite
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limonite
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mudstone
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magmas
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sulphides
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alunite
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fluorapatite
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anorthosite
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