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al⋅bite

  [al-bahyt]
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–noun Mineralogy.
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
Origin:
1835–45; < L alb(us) white + -ite 1

Related forms:
al⋅bit⋅ic  [al-bit-ik] , adjective
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al·bite   (āl'bīt)   
n.  A widely distributed white feldspar, NaAlSi3O8, that is one of the common rock-forming plagioclase group.

[Latin albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots + -ite1.]
al·bit'ic (-bĭt'ĭk), al·bit'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
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albite   (āl'bīt')  Pronunciation Key 
A clear to milky white triclinic mineral of the plagioclase group. Albite is common in igneous rocks, especially granite, and in metamorphic rocks that formed at low temperatures. Chemical formula: NaAlSi3O8.
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