Albite \Al"bite\, n. [L. albus white.] (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}.
albite
n : a widely distributed rock-forming feldspar [syn: {white
feldspar}]