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albite definition

al·bite (al′bīt′)

noun

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

Etymology: < L albus, white + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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