: a triclinic usually white mineral of the feldspar group consisting of a sodium aluminum silicate
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This suggests the presence of minerals known as such as sodium-rich plagioclase (such as albite), iron-poor pyroxene (for example enstatite), iron-poor olivine (such as forsterite) and sulfide minerals such as oldhamite.
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Ben Rider-Stokes, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2025
The wig she was buried in was made from date palm fibers treated with quartz, magnetite and albite crystals.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
Her natural hair had been dyed with henna and juniper, while the long wig had been treated with quartz, magnetite, and albite crystals to stiffen the braids and blacken the color.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
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
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Ben Rider-Stokes, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2025
The wig she was buried in was made from date palm fibers treated with quartz, magnetite and albite crystals.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
Her natural hair had been dyed with henna and juniper, while the long wig had been treated with quartz, magnetite, and albite crystals to stiffen the braids and blacken the color.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
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
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“Albite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/albite. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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albite
noun
al·bite
ˈal-ˌbīt 
: a usually white feldspar containing sodium
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