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Variations of structure and optical properties in anorthites (An 93–97%) of different origin are analyzed with the petrographic microscope, U-stage methods, X-ray single crystal analysis and high voltage electron microscopy. No significant variation has been found in the orientation of the indicatrix and of the lattice constants. But c-type reflections (h + k even, ι odd) are strong and sharp in anorthites from slowly cooled rocks and diffuse in anorthites of identical chemical composition from quenched igneous rocks. Large type c-antiphase domains (5000–10000 Å) are found in the slowly cooled rocks, c-domains in volcanic rocks are small (100 Å) or could not be imaged. The presence of only b-domains in lunar basalt 14310 indicates quenching of this rock. Large c-domains in the Apollo 15 genesis rock (15415, Lally et al., 1972) indicate slow cooling similar to terrestrial metamorphic rocks.
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Müller, W.F., Wenk, H.R. & Thomas, G. Structural variations in anorthites. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 34, 304–314 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00373760
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