Albite
Albite is a plagioclase feldspar mineral. It is the sodium endmember of the plagioclase solid solution series. As such it represents a plagioclase with less than 10% anorthite content. The pure albite endmember has the formula NaAlSi3O8. It is a tectosilicate. Its color is usually pure white, hence its name from Latin albus. It is a common constituent in felsic rocks. It occurs in granitic and pegmatite masses, in some hydrothermal vein deposits and forms part of the typical greenschist metamorphic facies for rocks of originally basaltic composition. It is used as a gemstone.
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Albite
Albite is a plagioclase feldspar mineral. It is the sodium endmember of the plagioclase solid solution series. As such it represents a plagioclase with less than 10% anorthite content. The pure albite endmember has the formula NaAlSi3O8. It is a tectosilicate. Its color is usually pure white, hence its name from Latin albus. It is a common constituent in felsic rocks. It occurs in granitic and pegmatite masses, in some hydrothermal vein deposits and forms part of the typical greenschist metamorphic facies for rocks of originally basaltic composition. It is used as a gemstone.
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A albita (português brasileiro ...... sua alta resistência ao calor.
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Albit (skaleń sodowy) – minera ...... od łacińskiego albus – biały.
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Albit oder Natronfeldspat ist ...... himmern dagegen perlmuttartig.
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Albite is a plagioclase feldsp ...... den. It is used as a gemstone.
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Het mineraal albiet is een nat ...... en behoort tot de veldspaten.
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L'albite è un minerale del gru ...... co" per via del colore tipico.
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La albita es un mineral del gr ...... alabra latina albus, 'blanco'.
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Une albite est une espèce miné ...... en forment la solution solide.
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Альби́т (лат. albus — белый) — ...... я перистеритом (от Перистери).
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曹長石（そうちょうせき、albite、アルバイト）は、鉱物（ ...... 厳密なものではない。火成岩や変成岩に普通に含まれる造岩鉱物。
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birefringence
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Albite from Crete, scale = 1 in.
category
class
cleavage
Perfect on {001}, very good on {010}, imperfect on {110}
diaphaneity
Transparent to translucent
dispersion
formula
NaAlSi3O8 or Na1.0–0.9Ca0.0–0.1Al1.0–1.1Si3.0–2.9O8
fracture
Uneven to conchoidal
gravity
habit
Crystals commonly tabular, divergent aggregates, granular, cleavable massive
luster
Vitreous, typically pearly on cleavages
opticalprop
Other
Low- and high-temperature structural modifications are recognized
refractive
nα = 1.528 – 1.533 nβ = 1.532 – 1.537 nγ = 1.538 – 1.542
system
tenacity
twinning
Coomon giving polysynthetic striae on {001} or {010}also contact, simple and multiple
unit cell
a = 8.16, b = 12.87
c = 7.11 [Å]; α = 93.45°
β = 116.4°, γ = 90.28°; Z = 4
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A albita (português brasileiro ...... vezes em filões hidrotermais.
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Albit (skaleń sodowy) – minera ...... od łacińskiego albus – biały.
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Albit oder Natronfeldspat ist ...... üstsilikaten (Tektosilikaten).
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Albite is a plagioclase feldsp ...... ion. It is used as a gemstone.
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Het mineraal albiet is een nat ...... en behoort tot de veldspaten.
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L'albite è un minerale del gru ...... co" per via del colore tipico.
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La albita es un mineral del gr ...... osclerita, olafita y zigadita.
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Une albite est une espèce miné ...... en forment la solution solide.
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Альби́т (лат. albus — белый) — ...... я перистеритом (от Перистери).
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曹長石（そうちょうせき、albite、アルバイト）は、鉱物（ ...... 厳密なものではない。火成岩や変成岩に普通に含まれる造岩鉱物。
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Albiet
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Albit
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Albit
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Albita
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Albita
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Albite
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Albite
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Albite
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Альбит
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曹長石
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Albite
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