ALBITE


Meaning of ALBITE in English

ˈalˌbīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Swedish albit, from Latin albus white + Swedish -it -ite — more at elf

: a triclinic usually white feldspar consisting of a sodium aluminum silicate NaAlSi 3 O 8 , occurring massive or in crystals, and forming a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks

• al·bit·ic (ˈ)al|bid.ik adjective

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