albite
See also: Albite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin albus (“white”), the common color of the mineral, + -ite.
Noun
editalbite (plural albites)
- (mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editplagioclase feldspar
See also
editFurther reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Albite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “albite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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editFrench
editPronunciation
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Noun
editalbite f (plural albites)
Further reading
edit- “albite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.