albite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks
    white feldspar.

WordNet

Al"bite noun
Etymology
L. albus white.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913