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单词 perthite
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perthiten.

Brit. /ˈpəːθʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈpərˌθaɪt/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Perth , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < Perth, the name of the town in Ontario, Canada, where it was first found (compare quot. 1843) + -ite suffix1. Compare French perthite (1862 or earlier).
Geology.
A variety of alkali feldspar usually consisting of roughly parallel intergrowths of an exsolved sodium-rich phase (as albite) and a potassium-rich phase (as microcline).
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1843 T. Thomson in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 22 189 The next mineral I have to notice I distinguish by the name of Perthite. It was sent me by Mr. Wilson, a surgeon in Perth, a township of Upper Canada.
1941 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 7 65 The phenocrysts are of albite and perthite.
1990 C. Pellant Rocks, Minerals & Fossils 13 Muscovite mica is dominant over biotite and there is a mingling of potassium and sodium feldspar (perthite).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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