Title
anorthite
Composition
CaAl2Si3O8
Crystal System
Triclinic
Status at Tsumeb
Believed valid
Abundance
Somewhat rare
Distribution
Country rocks (kersantite)
Paragenesis
Rock-forming (igneous).
Type Locality
No
Entry Type
Species TSNB16
General Notes
Lombaard et al. (1986) listed "calcic plagioclase" as a component of the kersantite dykes which cut across the ore body in places between the surface and 20 Level.
Associated Minerals
anatase; biotite series; clinochlore; fayalite; ilmenite; magnetite; microcline; montmorillonite; muscovite; orthoclase; pyrite; quartz; titanite; tourmaline supergroup; zircon
