different between albite vs nepheline

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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nepheline

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (nephél?, cloud), because crystals become cloudy when exposed to acid, +? -ine.

Noun

nepheline (countable and uncountable, plural nephelines)

  1. (mineralogy) A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.

Synonyms

  • nephelite

Derived terms

  • nephelinic

Translations

Further reading

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

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