albite
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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.
Anagrams[edit]
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.