The mineral cleaves in three rectangular directions, and the crystals occasionally found in the crevices have a cubic habit, but it has been proved, after much discussion, that they belong to the anorthic system.
Optically biaxial crystals in which there is no fixed and definite relation between the optical and crystallographic directions--corresponding with the anorthic system.
In anorthic crystals there is no relation between the optical and crystallographic directions, and the exact determination of the optical orientation is often a matter of considerable difficulty.
Rose in 1823, on account of its anorthic crystallization.
It is a calcium and aluminium silicate, CaAl2Si2O3, and crystallizes in the anorthic system.
It is a sodium and aluminium silicate, NaAlSi3O8, and crystallizes in the anorthic system.
Crystals, which are rarely distinctly developed, belong to the anorthic system, and frequently show twin lamellae.
Bustee, of diopside, enstatite and a littleanorthic felspar, with some nickel-iron, oldhamite and osbornite.
Bishopville, of enstatite andanorthic felspar, with occasional augite, nickel-iron, troilite and chromite.
There are also placed in the anorthic class a potash-felspar called microcline, and a rare soda-potash-felspar known as anorthoclase.
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