Definition of Albite

Al´bite
n.1.(Min.) A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks. See Feldspar.


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oligoclase, plagioclase, white feldspar


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