albite
[ al-bahyt ]
/ ˈæl baɪt /
noun Mineralogy.
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
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al·bit·ic [al-bit-ik], /ælˈbɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby albite
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Example sentences from the Web for albite
Some of the trachytic lavas are said to abound with crystals of albite.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von ScherzerZygadite, zig′a-dīt, n. a variety of albite found in thin twin crystals at Andreasberg, in the Harz Mountains.
The felspar of the granulites is mostly orthoclase or cryptoperthite; microcline, oligoclase and albite are also common.
Albite found at Mineral Hill, Pennsylvania, also exhibits the chatoyancy of moonstone.
British Dictionary definitions for albite
albite
/ (ˈælbaɪt) /
noun
a colourless, milky-white, yellow, pink, green, or black mineral of the feldspar group and plagioclase series, found in igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Composition: sodium aluminium silicate. Formula: NaALSi 3 O 8 . Crystal structure: triclinic
Derived forms of albite
albitic (ælˈbɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for albite
C19: from Latin albus white
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Scientific definitions for albite
albite
[ ăl′bīt′ ]
A clear to milky white triclinic mineral of the plagioclase group. Albite is common in igneous rocks, especially granite, and in metamorphic rocks that formed at low temperatures. Chemical formula: NaAlSi3O8.
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