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albite

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al=bite

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun albite has 1 sense

albite(n = noun.substance) white feldspar - a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks; Array

is a kind of oligoclase, plagioclase

Derived form adjective albitic₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

albite, n. [L. albus white.].

A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks. See Feldspar. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

albite, n. Mineral. a feldspar, usu. white, rich in sodium.

Etymology

L albus white + -ITE(1)

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