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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'albite' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions albite noun (plural: albites) (mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Primarily a mineral of plutonic rocks, also found in pegmatites. When Albite substitutes for a potassium feldspar in granite, the rock is called quartz monzonite. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate, <math>NaAlSi?_3O_8</math> Physical properties: Moh's Hardness: 6.0 Specific gravity: 2.63 Color: white, sometimes with a bluish cast Luster: glassy Fracture: conchoidal Cleavage: two good at about 94º to each other Habit: Triclinic - pinacoidal. Usually twinned and striated. The striations are visible to the naked eye, and are characteristic of plagioclase feldspars in general and Albite in particular. Etymology: From the Latin albus (white), the common color of the mineral.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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