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Anorthosite

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Anorthosite is an uncommon plutonic rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar. This is from New York's Adirondack Mountains.
A peculiar feldspathic end-memberPhoto (c) 2008 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com
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