albite

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albite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Albite \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.
     [1913 Webster]

albite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  albite
      n 1: a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks [syn:
           albite, white feldspar]