The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
albite n 1: a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks [syn: albite, white feldspar]