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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•bite (al′bīt),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]- Mineralogythe sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- Latin alb(us) white + -ite1
- 1835–45;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: albite /ˈælbaɪt/ n - a colourless, milky-white, yellow, pink, green, or black mineral of the feldspar group and plagioclase series, found in igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Composition: sodium aluminium silicate. Formula: NaALSi3O8. Crystal structure: triclinic
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin albus white |