albite
nounEtymology From Latin albus (“white”), the common color of the mineral, + -ite.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
- Derived terms
- albitic, albitization, albitize, pseudo-albite, pseudoalbite
- Related terms
- feldspar, quartz monzonite