albite

See also: Albite

English

Etymology

From Latin albus (“white”), the common color of the mineral, +‎ -ite.

Noun

albite (plural albites)

  1. (mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.

Derived terms
  • pseudo-albite, pseudoalbite

Translations

See also

Further reading
  • “Albite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “albite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

Anagrams

French

Noun

albite f (plural albites)

  1. (mineralogy) albite
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