"albite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: albites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin albus (“white”), the common color of the mineral, + -ite. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|albus||white}} Latin albus (“white”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} albite (plural albites)
  1. (mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Wikipedia link: albite Categories (topical): Minerals Derived forms: albitic, albitization, albitize, pseudo-albite, pseudoalbite Related terms: feldspar, quartz monzonite Translations (plagioclase feldspar): albita [feminine] (Catalan), albito (Esperanto), albiitti (Finnish), albit [masculine] (Polish), albita [feminine] (Portuguese), albita [feminine] (Spanish)

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