albite
See also: Albite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin albus (“white”), the common color of the mineral, + -ite.
Noun edit
albite (plural albites)
- (mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
plagioclase feldspar
See also edit
Further 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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French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
albite f (plural albites)
Further reading edit
- “albite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.