Anorthosite

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:category plutonic rock
feldspathic rock
gptkbp:color light-colored
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:plagioclase_feldspar
gptkbp:containsMineral anorthite
bytownite
labradorite
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1823
gptkbp:formationEnvironment plutonic
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Mars
gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:geologicalAge gptkb:Precambrian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anorthosite
gptkbp:mayInclude gptkb:pyroxene
ilmenite
magnetite
olivine
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_Ludwig_Hausmann
gptkbp:nameOrigin Greek 'anorthos' (not upright) and 'lithos' (stone)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Adirondack_Mountains
gptkb:Labrador,_Canada
gptkb:Lunar_highlands
Duluth Complex
Nain Plutonic Suite
gptkbp:texture coarse-grained
gptkbp:uses decorative stone
dimension stone
source of labradorite gemstones
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bulan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6