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albite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

albite (plural albites)

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

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • feldspar
  • quartz monzonite

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Albite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “albite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

  • albeit, betail, libate

French

Noun

albite f (plural albites)

  1. (mineralogy) albite

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feldspar

English

Alternative forms

  • felspar

Etymology

Partial calque of German Feldspat, formed from Feld (“field”) + Spat (“spar”).

Noun

feldspar (countable and uncountable, plural feldspars)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust. The feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium. Feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • feldspathic
  • feldspathoid
  • feldspathose

Translations

See also

  • albite
  • bytownite
  • andesine
  • anorthite
  • granite
  • labradorite
  • microcline
  • mineral
  • oligoclase
  • orthoclase
  • rock

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