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Meaning of ALBITE

Pronunciation:  'albIt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a widely distributed rock-forming feldspar
 

ALBITE is a 6 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: white feldspar
 
 See Also: oligoclase, plagioclase

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al"bite\, n. [L. albus white.] (Min.)
A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in
crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and
soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various
igneous rocks. See {Feldspar}.
 

 

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