albite

(al′bīt′)

noun

a usually milky white variety of plagioclase, NaAlSiO, found in various plutonic rocks, esp. granite and syenite, often with twin crystals

Origin: < L albus, white + -ite

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noun

A widely distributed white feldspar, NaAlSi₃O₈, that is one of the common rock-forming plagioclase group.

Origin:

Origin: Latin albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -ite¹

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