English Explanatory Dictionary

albite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.

Word forms

albite albites

Etymology

From Latin albus (“white”), the common color of the mineral, + -ite.

Related words

feldspar quartz monzonite

Derived words

albitic albitization albitize pseudo-albite pseudoalbite
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