Definition of "albite" []

• A widely distributed white feldspar, NaAlSi3O8, that is one of the common rock-forming plagioclase group. (noun)

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• "Sodium occurs abundantly as nitrate (NaNO_ {3}) in Chili saltpetre, and as silicate in various minerals, such as albite (or soda-felspar)."
• "They've grown on a spectacular backdrop matrix of gem quartz, purple lepidolite and white albite blades."
• "Basically, a process called metamorphism caused the basalts in Shenandoah to recrystallize with new minerals, such as chlorite, epidote, and albite, which help give the rocks their greenish hue."