albite

See also: Albite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

albite (plural albites)

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

Derived terms

albitic
albitization
albitize
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 (1997–2024) “Albite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“albite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

albeit, betail, libate

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

albite f (plural albites)

(mineralogy) albite

Further reading

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

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