albite

See also: 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

• albitic
• albitization
• albitize
• pseudo-albite
• pseudoalbite

Translations

plagioclase feldspar

• Catalan: albita f
• Esperanto: albito
• Finnish: albiitti
• Polish: albit (pl) m
• Portuguese: albita f
• Spanish: albita (es) f

See also

• feldspar
• quartz monzonite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Albite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “albite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

Anagrams

• albeit, betail, libate

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.bit/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

albite f (plural albites)

1. (mineralogy) albite

Further reading

• “albite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012