albite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈælbaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′bīt)


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al•bite  (al′bīt),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
  1. Mineralogythe sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
  • Latin alb(us) white + -ite1
  • 1835–45;
al•bit•ic  (al bit′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
albite / ˈælbaɪt/
  1. 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: NaALSi3O8. Crystal structure: triclinic
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin albus white
'albite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
granite - moonstone - pericline - peristerite - perthite - plagioclase - saussurite

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