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Albite
Al′bite
,Noun.
[L.
albus
white.] (Min.)
A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks. See
Feldspar
. Definition 2024
Albite
albite
albite
See also: Albite
English
Noun
albite (plural albites)
- (mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
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See also
- feldspar
- quartz monzonite