Definition of Perthites

1. Noun. (plural of perthite) ¹

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Definition of Perthites

1. perthite [n] - See also: perthite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perthites

pertains
pertainym
pertainyms
pertake
pertaken
pertakes
pertaking
pertechnetate
pertechnetates
perter
pertest
perthio-
perthiocyanic acid
perthiocyanogen
perthite
perthites (current term)
perthitic
perticular
perticularly
pertinacious
pertinaciously
pertinaciousness
pertinacities
pertinacity
pertinant
pertinate
pertinately
pertineer
pertinence
pertinences

Literary usage of Perthites

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural History of Igneous Rocks by Alfred Harker (1909)
"The analyses of perthites give probably the closer approximation, and this value has been adopted in Fig. 78. It is to be remarked that the eutectic ..."

2. Optical Projection: A Treatise on the Use of the Lantern in Exhibition and by Lewis Wright (1895)
"Among those I know to be effective, are the coarse sandstones, granites, perthites, zeolites, cross sections of small stalactites, and labradorite. ..."

3. Elemente Der Geologie by Hermann Credner (1897)
"... des perthites wird Einschüssen. Nach zi>*«i. durch Blättchen von Eisenoxyd hervorgebracht, radial angeordneten fremdartigen in ähnlicher Weise rührt der ..."

4. Microscopical Physiography of the Rock-making Minerals: An Aid to the by Harry Rosenbusch (1889)
"... for the perthites. Index of refraction low ; /?„„ = 1.504—1.581, according to Forstner, not determined directly, but calculated from the axial angle. ..."

5. Microscopical Physiography of the Rock-making Minerals: An Aid to the by Harry Rosenbusch (1888)
"... gravity lies between that of orthoclase and albite, 2.57-2.60. and rises with the percentage of albite. It is exactly the same as for the perthites. ..."

6. Handbook of Canada by Robert Ramsay Wright, James Mavor (1897)
"... tourmalines, etc., of Quebec, the jaspers and agates of Nova Scotia and Lake Superior, and the perthites and ..."

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