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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) albite
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in igneous rocks that contain a high percentage of sodium and potassium alkali.

Etymology: (1835–45; < L alb(us) white + -ite¹)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) albite, white feldspar
a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) albite
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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