different between anorthite vs dmisteinbergite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "less than straight, not perpendicular" - a reference to the odd angles at which crystals grow.

Noun

anorthite (plural anorthites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.

Derived terms

• anorthitic

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Anorthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “anorthite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

English

Etymology

Dmitri Steinberg +? -ite

Noun

dmisteinbergite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A colourless mineral, a hexagonal polymorph of anorthite, with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₂O₈.
   • 2001, William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, Rock-forming Minerals: Feldspars (volume 4A, page 654)

     Chesnokov et al. also reported from the same locality dmisteinbergite, a natural hexagonal polymorph of anorthite.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Dmisteinbergite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “dmisteinbergite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.