albite

noun

al·​bite ˈal-ˌbīt 

: a triclinic usually white mineral of the feldspar group consisting of a sodium aluminum silicate

albitic

al-ˈbi-tik 

adjective

Examples of albite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Back at the lab, El Albani and his team analyzed the glassy samples, made up of silica, albite, and iron chlorite. —science.org, 3 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Swedish albit, from Latin albus "white, light-colored" + Swedish -it -ite entry 1 — more at album

Note: The name was introduced by the Swedish mineralogist Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745-1818) and Jakob berzelius in "Undersökning af några i grannskapet af Fahlun funna fossilier," Afhandlingar i Fysik, Kemi och Mineralogi, Fjerde delen (1815), p. 180.

First Known Use

circa 1843, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

albite

noun

al·​bite ˈal-ˌbīt 

: a usually white feldspar containing sodium