"perthite" meaning in English

See perthite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: perthites [plural]
Etymology: From Perth, Ontario + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perthite (countable and uncountable, plural perthites)
  1. (mineralogy) A laminated mixture of two feldspars: plagioclase and either orthoclase or microcline. Wikipedia link: Perth, Ontario Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: antiperthite, cryptoperthite, microperthite, perthitic

Inflected forms

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