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Albite

Albite Meaning & Definition
Albite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Albite?

[n] a widely distributed rock-forming feldspar

Synonyms | Synonyms for Albite: white feldspar

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See Also | oligoclase | plagioclase

Albite In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"bite\, n. [L. albus white.] (Min.) 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}.

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