albite
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of albite
1835–45; < Latin alb ( us ) white + -ite 1
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Granite is a mixture of quartz, felspar, and mica in variable proportions, and the quality of the soil it yields depends on whether the variety of felspar present be orthoclase or albite.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas
Albite, the sodium felspar, has 68.8 per cent of silica, and the species between this and anorthite are regarded as mixtures of albite and anorthite molecules.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Those yielded by orthoclase must generally abound in potash, while albite and labradorite, containing little or none of that element, must produce soils in which it is deficient.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas
These fragments consist of glassy albite, much mackled, and with very imperfect cleavages, mingled with semi-rounded grains, having tarnished, glossy surfaces, of a steel-blue mineral.
From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles
Hence probably it is that the fused albite, which is abundant in the pinnacle, disappears in the streams.
From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles
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