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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anorthosite \A*nor"tho*site\, n. [F. anorthose triclinic feldspar (fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight) + -ite.] (Petrol.) A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]