albite

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

plagioclase feldspar

Catalan: albita f Esperanto: albito Finnish: albiitti Polish: albit (pl) m Portuguese: albita f Spanish: albita (es) f

See also

• feldspar
• quartz monzonite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Albite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “albite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

Anagrams

• albeit, betail, libate

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French

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Noun

albite f (plural albites)

1. (mineralogy) albite

Further reading

• “albite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.