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Albite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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Albite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Albite

Calagio quarries, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Albite

Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Albite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Albite

Calagio quarries, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Albite

Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Albite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Albite

Calagio quarries, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

About AlbiteHide

Formula:
Na(AlSi3O8)
Colour:
White to gray or colorless, uncommonly blue tinted or rarely green or red tinted, while much included albite may be strongly colored..
Lustre:
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous
Hardness:
6 - 6½
Specific Gravity:
2.6 - 2.65
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Name:
Named in 1815 by Johan Gottlieb Gahn and Jöns Jacob Berzelius from Latin "albus", white, alluding to its usual color.
Polymorph of:
Kumdykolite, Lingunite
One of the most common members of the Feldspar group.

Low- and high-temperature structural modifications exist ('low albite' and 'high albite'), with ordered and disordered Al-Si distribution, respectively.

The Na-rich end member of the Albite-Anorthite Series (= Plagioclase). Usually also included by petrologists in the alkali feldspar group, especially High Albite, but not in Mindat.

Often associated with potassium feldspar (triclinic microcline or monoclinic orthoclase), with which it may form epitaxial intergrowths.



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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
96
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:96:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
eee48ae9-e84f-4983-ae14-22ad58212555

IMA Classification of AlbiteHide

IMA status:
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Classification of AlbiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):
9.FA.35

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O
A : Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions
Dana 7th ed.:
76.1.3.1
Dana 8th ed.:
76.1.3.1

76 : TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
1 : Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks
Hey's CIM Ref.:
16.2.1

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
2 : Aluminosilicates of Na

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

SymbolSourceReference
AbIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
AbKretz (1983)Kretz, R. (1983) Symbols of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 68, 277–279.
AbSiivolam & Schmid (2007)Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download
AbWhitney & Evans (2010)Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371
AbThe Canadian Mineralogist (2019)The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download
AbWarr (2020)Warr, L.N. (2020) Recommended abbreviations for the names of clay minerals and associated phases. Clay Minerals, 55, 261–264 doi:10.1180/clm.2020.30

Physical Properties of AlbiteHide

Lustre:
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
Comment:
Pearly on cleavages
Colour:
White to gray or colorless, uncommonly blue tinted or rarely green or red tinted, while much included albite may be strongly colored..
Comment:
May be chatoyant. Originally, Henry J. Brooke (1822) believed that most albite was either pale blue or pale red, but the most common colors of albite from today's perspective are white to colorless.
Streak:
White
Hardness:
6 - 6½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
on [001], good on [010], imperfect on {110}
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
2.6 - 2.65 g/cm3 (Measured)    2.615(6) g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of AlbiteHide

Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.528 - 1.533 nβ = 1.532 - 1.537 nγ = 1.538 - 1.542
2V:
Measured: 45° , Calculated: 76° to 82°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.010
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Low
Dispersion:
r < v weak
Comments:
Biaxial - for high variety.

Chemistry of AlbiteHide

Mindat Formula:
Na(AlSi3O8)
Elements listed:
Al, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Ca,K,Mg

Chemical AnalysisHide

Crystallography of AlbiteHide

Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.16 Å, b = 12.87 Å, c = 7.11 Å
α = 93.45°, β = 116.4°, γ = 90.28°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.634 : 1 : 0.552
Unit Cell V:
667.19 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Crystals commonly tabular parallel {010} (thin plates to blocky crystals), may be curved, to 3 cm; divergent aggregates, granular, cleavable massive.
Twinning:
Common around [010] or perpendicular {010}, giving polysynthetic striae on 001 or {010}; many other laws, contact, simple and multiple.
Comment:
High and low forms; both are described in the non-standard space-group C-1 (chosen by convention to facilitate comparison with C-centred monoclinic orthoclase and sanidine). The reduced cell is: a = 7.158, b = 7.438, c = 7.713 Å, α = 115.068, β = 107.321, γ = 100.431° (cell from Armbruster et al., 1990).

Crystallographic forms of AlbiteHide

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Albite no.309 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
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IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0019652AlbiteHarlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-9961982Grande Calderira, Azores0293
0019653AlbiteHarlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-9961982Grande Calderira, Azores0673
0019654AlbiteHarlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-9961982Mt Gibele, Pantelleria Islands, Italy0293
0019655AlbiteHarlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-9961982Mt Gibele, Pantelleria Islands, Italy0783
0019656AlbiteHarlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-9961982Kakanui, New Zealand0293
0019657AlbiteHarlow G E (1982) The anorthoclase structures: The effects of temperature and composition American Mineralogist 67 975-9961982Kakanui, New Zealand01023
0019660AlbiteFitzGerald J D, Parise J B, Mackinnon I D R (1986) Average structure of an An48 plagioclase from the Hogarth Ranges American Mineralogist 71 1399-14081986Hogarth Ranges, northern New South Wales, Australia0293
0019661AlbiteFitzGerald J D, Parise J B, Mackinnon I D R (1986) Average structure of an An48 plagioclase from the Hogarth Ranges American Mineralogist 71 1399-14081986Hogarth Ranges, northern New South Wales, Australia0293
0000536AlbitePrewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-12251976synthetic0297
0000537AlbitePrewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-12251976synthetic0623
0000538AlbitePrewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-12251976synthetic0873
0000539AlbitePrewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-12251976synthetic01023
0000540AlbitePrewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-12251976synthetic01223
0000541AlbitePrewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-12251976synthetic01363
0000542AlbitePrewitt C T, Sueno S, Papike J J (1976) The crystal structures of high albite and monalbite at high temperatures feldspar American Mineralogist 61 1213-12251976synthetic01378
0000595AlbiteWinter J K, Ghose S, Okamura F P (1977) A high-temperature study of the thermal expansion and the anisotropy of the sodium atom in low albite American Mineralogist 62 921-93119770773
0000596AlbiteWinter J K, Ghose S, Okamura F P (1977) A high-temperature study of the thermal expansion and the anisotropy of the sodium atom in low albite American Mineralogist 62 921-931197701023
0000597AlbiteWinter J K, Ghose S, Okamura F P (1977) A high-temperature study of the thermal expansion and the anisotropy of the sodium atom in low albite American Mineralogist 62 921-931197701243
0000694AlbiteKeefer K D, Brown G E (1978) Crystal structures and compositions of sanidine and high albite in cryptoperthitic intergrowth Note this sample of feldspar is from the Rabb Canyon pegmatite, Grant County, New Mexico, USA American Mineralogist 63 1264-127319780293
0000715AlbiteWinter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-4231979Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA0298
0000716AlbiteWinter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-4231979Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA0773
0000717AlbiteWinter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-4231979Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA01023
0000718AlbiteWinter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-4231979Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA01253
0000719AlbiteWinter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-4231979Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA01313
0000720AlbiteWinter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-4231979Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA01253
0000721AlbiteWinter J K, Okamura F P, Ghose S (1979) A high-temperature structural study of high albite, monalbite, and the analbite - monalbite phase transition American Mineralogist 64 409-4231979Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA01333
0000797AlbiteHarlow G E, Brown G E (1980) Low albite: An X-Ray and neutron diffraction study American Mineralogist 65 986-99519800293
0000798AlbiteHarlow G E, Brown G E (1980) Low albite: An X-Ray and neutron diffraction study American Mineralogist 65 986-99519800293
0000799AlbiteHarlow G E, Brown G E (1980) Low albite: An X-Ray and neutron diffraction study American Mineralogist 65 986-99519800293
0000800AlbiteHarlow G E, Brown G E (1980) Low albite: An X-Ray and neutron diffraction study American Mineralogist 65 986-99519800293
0001015AlbiteSmith J V, Artioli G (1986) Low albite, NaAlSi3O8: Neutron diffraction study of crystal structure at 13 K American Mineralogist 71 727-7331986Amelia, Virginia, USA013
0001285AlbiteArmbruster T, Burgi H B, Kunz M, Gnos E, Bronnimann S, Lienert C (1990) Variation of displacement parameters in structure refinements of low albite American Mineralogist 75 135-1401990Roc Tourne, France0293
0001682AlbiteDowns R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-105219940293
0001683AlbiteDowns R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-105219940293
0001684AlbiteDowns R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-105219940.44293
0001685AlbiteDowns R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-105219941.22293
0001686AlbiteDowns R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-105219942.68293
0001687AlbiteDowns R T, Hazen R M, Finger L W (1994) The high-pressure crystal chemistry of low albite and the origin of the pressure dependency of Al-Si ordering American Mineralogist 79 1042-105219943.78293
0002264AlbiteMeneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-11511999Stintino, Sardinia, Italy0293
0002265AlbiteMeneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-11511999Stintino, Sardinia, Italy0293
0002266AlbiteMeneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-11511999Stintino, Sardinia, Italy0293
0002267AlbiteMeneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-11511999Stintino, Sardinia, Italy0293
0002268AlbiteMeneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-11511999Stintino, Sardinia, Italy0293
0002269AlbiteMeneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-11511999Stintino, Sardinia, Italy0293
0002270AlbiteMeneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-11511999Stintino, Sardinia, Italy0293
0002271AlbiteMeneghinello E, Alberti A, Cruciani G (1999) Order-disorder process in the tetrahedral sites af albite American Mineralogist 84 1144-11511999Stintino, Sardinia, Italy0293
0003798AlbiteBenusa M D, Angel R J, Ross N L (2005) Compression of albite, NaAlSi3O8 American Mineralogist 90 1115-112020056.489293
0003799AlbiteBenusa M D, Angel R J, Ross N L (2005) Compression of albite, NaAlSi3O8 American Mineralogist 90 1115-112020058.411293
0003800AlbiteBenusa M D, Angel R J, Ross N L (2005) Compression of albite, NaAlSi3O8 American Mineralogist 90 1115-112020059.431293
0006422AlbiteKroll H, Flogel J, Breit U, Lons J, Pentinghaus H (1991) Order and anti-order in Ge-substituted alkali feldspars European Journal of Mineralogy 3 739-74919910293
0006423AlbiteKroll H, Flogel J, Breit U, Lons J, Pentinghaus H (1991) Order and anti-order in Ge-substituted alkali feldspars European Journal of Mineralogy 3 739-74919910293
0006424AlbiteKroll H, Flogel J, Breit U, Lons J, Pentinghaus H (1991) Order and anti-order in Ge-substituted alkali feldspars European Journal of Mineralogy 3 739-74919910293
0019658AlbitePhillips M W, Colville A A, Ribbe P H (1971) The crystal structures of two oligoclases: a comparison with low and high albite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 133 43-651971Camedo, Switzerland0293
0019659AlbitePhillips M W, Colville A A, Ribbe P H (1971) The crystal structures of two oligoclases: a comparison with low and high albite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 133 43-651971Camedo, Switzerland0293
0012863AlbiteGualtieri A F (2000) Accuracy of XRPD QPA using the combined Rietveld-RIR method Journal of Applied Crystallography 33 267-2782000Baveno, Novara, Italy0293
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Epitaxial Relationships of AlbiteHide

Epitaxial Minerals:
OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
3.196 Å(100)
3.780 Å(25)
6.39 Å(20)
3.684 Å(20)
4.030 Å(16)
3.663 Å(16)
2.933 Å(16)
Comments:
Low albite. Amelia, Virginia, USA.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 1: Primary nebular phases4.567-4.561
4 : Primary chondrule phases4.566–4.561
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration4.566-4.550
5 : Primary asteroid phases4.566–4.560
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust>4.50
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies)
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere>4.45
16 : Low-𝑇 aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23)
17 : Marine authigenic Hadean minerals (see also #24)
Stage 4a: Earth’s earliest continental crust>4.4-3.0
19 : Granitic intrusive rocks
Near-surface Processes
22 : Hydration and low-𝑇 subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23)
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17)
26 : Hadean detrital minerals
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics<3.5-2.5
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)
43 : Shear-induced minerals (including mylonite/slickensides)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event<2.4
45a : [Sulfates, arsenates, selenates, antimonates]
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)<0.36
Geological Setting:
A major constituent of granites and granite pegmatites, alkalic diorites, basalts, and in hydrothermal and alpine veins. A product of potassium metasomatism and in low-temperature and low-pressure metamorphic facies and in some schists. Detrital and authigenic in sedimentary rocks.

Type Occurrence of AlbiteHide

Synonyms of AlbiteHide

Other Language Names for AlbiteHide

Bosnian:Albit
Croatian:Albit
Czech:Albit
Dutch:Albiet
Esperanto:Albito
Estonian:Albiit
Finnish:Albiitti
French:Albite
Hebrew:אלביט
Hungarian:Albit
Italian:Albite
Japanese:曹長石
Latvian:Albīts
Lithuanian:Albitas
Norwegian:Albitt
Polish:Albit
Portuguese:Albite
Russian:Альбит
Serbian:Албит
Simplified Chinese:钠长石
Slovak:Albit
Slovenian:Albit
Swedish:Albit
Turkish:Albit
Ukrainian:Альбіт

Varieties of AlbiteHide

Albite Moonstone
Analbite (of Winchell)Anorthoclase with less than 10% KAlSi3O8
AndesineA plagioclase feldspar with an albite : anorthite molar ratio ranging from 50 : 50 to 70 : 30.

Originally described from Marmato Mine, Marmato, Cauca, Chocó Department, Colombia.
Crystals are rare, to 2 cm; commonly massive, cleavable, or granular. Cr...
AnorthoclaseFeldspar Group .
Anorthoclase is strictly a K-rich variety of albite. It was long used (and still is by petrologists) as an intermediate member of the high albite – sanidine (alkali feldspar) solid solution series, in which the albite member exists in la...
Anorthoclase-SanidineFeldspar Group. An unnecessary name for a variety of Anorthoclase with the tabular habit of sanidine but the optical extinction of Anorthoclase.

Originally reported from Drachenfels, Königswinter, Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
CleavelanditePlaty milky-white lamellae, generally found in granite pegmatites often in large masses ranging from centimeters to meters. The defining feature of cleavelandite is an abundance of parallel platy and/or aggregates or curved curved masses. The crystals of ...
High AlbiteStable above 800°C - usually formed in hydrothermal syntheses, has disordered Al-Si arrangement (in contrast to 'low albite').
Lazur-FeldspathA blue feldspar found with Lapis Lazuli near Lake Baikal, Russia
Low AlbiteStable below 700°C with an ordered Si-Al arrangement, in contrast to 'high albite'.
OligoclaseA plagioclase feldspar with an albite : anorthite molar ratio ranging from 90 : 10 to 70 : 30.

Originally described from Danvikstull, Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden.
Oligoclase-AlbiteA variety of Oligoclase with Anorthite:Albite between 80:20 and 90:10. Now regarded as a superflous subdivision of Oligoclase. [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
Originally described from Dypingdal Serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud...
PericlineA variety of albite occurring as milky-white, elongated (along the b-axis) crystals, generally in alpinotype clefts.
Interestingly, Breithaupt (1823) defines the morphology originally as tabular.
PeristeriteA variety of albite showing slight iridescence and sometimes adularescence (as in moonstone).
Sodic AlbiteAn albite with an albite:anorthite ratio of less than 5:95.
ZygaditeZygadite variety of albite consists of an unusual crystallographic habit: tabular crystals with a steeply acute morphology.

Relationship of Albite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Plagioclase Group > Feldspar Group
Other Members of this group:
AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)Tric. 1 : P1

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
2,977 photos of Albite associated with QuartzSiO2
2,188 photos of Albite associated with MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
1,172 photos of Albite associated with MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
1,032 photos of Albite associated with ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
1,026 photos of Albite associated with Smoky QuartzSiO2
1,007 photos of Albite associated with AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
1,003 photos of Albite associated with FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
934 photos of Albite associated with SchorlNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
702 photos of Albite associated with SpessartineMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
496 photos of Albite associated with FluoriteCaF2

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

9.FA.HexacelsianBaAl2Si2O8Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mcm
9.FA.Wodegongjieite KCa3(Al7Si9)O32Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.FA.05KaliophiliteKAlSiO4Trig. 3 : P3
9.FA.05KalsiliteKAlSiO4Hex. 6 2 2 : P63 2 2
9.FA.05NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)Hex. 6 : P63
9.FA.05Panunzite(K,Na)AlSiO4Hex. 6 : P63
9.FA.05TrikalsiliteK2NaAl3(SiO4)3Hex. 6 : P63
9.FA.05Yoshiokaite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)O4]Trig. 3 : P3
9.FA.05CarnegieiteNaAlSiO4Tric.
9.FA.05 vaGermanate-nepheline(Na,K)AlGeO4
9.FA.05MegakalsiliteKAlSiO4Hex. 6 : P63
9.FA.05TrinephelineNaAlSiO4 Hex. 6 : P61
9.FA.05Davidsmithite(Ca,◻)2Na6Al8Si8O32Hex. 6 : P63
9.FA.10MalinkoiteNaBSiO4Hex. 6 : P63
9.FA.15VirgiliteLiAlSi2O6Hex. 6 2 2 : P62 2 2
9.FA.25LisitsyniteKBSi2O6Orth. 2 2 2 : P2 2 2
9.FA.30Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)Mon. 2 : P21
9.FA.30CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)Mon. 2/m
9.FA.30MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)Tric. 1
9.FA.30OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.30SanidineK(AlSi3O8)Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.30RubiclineRb(AlSi3O8)Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.30 vaGermanate-celsianBaAl2Ge2O8
9.FA.30MonalbiteNaAlSi3O8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.30FerrisanidineK[Fe3+Si3O8]Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.35AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)Tric. 1 : P1
9.FA.35ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8Tric. 1 : P1
9.FA.40ParacelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
9.FA.45SvyatoslaviteCa(Al2Si2O8)Mon. 2 : P21
9.FA.45KumdykoliteNa(AlSi3O8)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
9.FA.50SlawsoniteSr(Al2Si2O8)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
9.FA.55LisetiteCaNa2Al4Si4O16Orth. mm2
9.FA.60BanalsiteNa2BaAl4Si4O16Orth. mm2 : Iba2
9.FA.60StronalsiteNa2SrAl4Si4O16Orth.
9.FA.65DanburiteCaB2Si2O8Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.FA.65MaleeviteBaB2Si2O8Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
9.FA.65PekoviteSrB2Si2O8Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
9.FA.70StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FA.70Lingunite(Na,Ca)AlSi3O8Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FA.70LiebermanniteKAlSi3O8Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FA.75KokchetaviteK(AlSi3O8)Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc

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Albite in petrologyHide

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Internet Links for AlbiteHide

References for AlbiteHide

Reference List:
Rose. G. (1823) Über den Feldspat, Albit, Labradorit und Anorthit. Annalen der Physik und Chemie: 73/NF-43: 175-208.
Schaller, W.T. (1911) Krystallographische Notizen ueber Albit, Phenakit, und Neptunit: Zeitschr. für Kristallographie, Band 48: 550-558; USGS Bull. 490: 53-56.
MacKenzie, W.S. (1957) The crystalline modifications of NaAlSi3O8. American Journal of Science: 255: 481-516.
Ferguson, R.B., Trail, R.J., Taylor, W.H. (1958) The crystal structure of low-temperature and high-temperature albites. Acta Crystallographica: 11: 331-348.
Smith, J.V., MacKenzie, W.S. (1958) Alkali feldspars. IV. The cooling history of high-temperature sodium-rich feldspars. American Mineralogist: 43: 872-889.
Williams, P.P., Megaw, H.D. (1964) The crystal structure of low and high albites at -180°C. Acta Crystallographica: 17: 882-890.
Crawford, W.A. (1966) Optical properties of metamorphic albite. American Mineralogist: 51: 523-524.
Martin, R.F. (1969) The hydrothermal synthesis of low albite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 23: 323-339.
MacKenzie, W.S., Zussman, J., editors (1974) The Feldspars. Manchester University Press, U.K.
Moore, D.E., Liou, J.G. (1979) Chessboard-twinned albite from Franciscan metaconglomerates of the Diablo Range, California. American Mineralogist: 64: 329-336.
Armbruster, T., Buergi, H.B., Kunz, M., Gnos, E., Broenniman, S., Lienert, C. (1990): Variation of displacement parameters in structure refinements of low albite. American Mineralogist 75, 135-140.
Sebastian, A., Lagache, M. (1990) Experimental study of the equilibrium between pollucite, albite, and hydrothermal fluid in pegmatite systems. Mineralogical Magazine: 54: 447-454.
Knoche, R., Dingwell, D.B., Webb, S.L. (1992) Non-linear temperature dependence of liquid volumes in the system albite-anorthite-diopside. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 111: 61-73.
Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1995) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 2 part 1 - Silica, Silicates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.p.13
Benusa, M.T., Angel, R.J., Ross, N.L. (2005) Compression of albite, NaAlSi3O8. American Mineralogist: 90: 1115-1120.
(2023) Albite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Significant localities for AlbiteHide

Showing 21 significant localities out of 11,544 recorded on mindat.org.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica
 
  • Eastern Antarctica
    • Victoria Land
      • Ross Archipelago
        • Ross Island
[var: Anorthoclase] Dov Bahat (1979) +2 other references
Canada
 
  • Québec
    • Abitibi-Témiscamingue
      • La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
        • Réservoir-Dozois
[var: Oligoclase] Age of the Cabonga nepheline syenite +3 other references
Colombia
 
  • Caldas Department
    • Salamina
[var: Andesine] Tassinari et al. (2008)
France
 
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    • Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
      • Barcelonnette
        • Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye
Piccoli (2002) +1 other reference
Germany (TL)
 
  • Lower Saxony
    • Goslar District
      • Braunlage
        • St Andreasberg
August Breithaupt (1843)
Italy
 
  • Piedmont
    • Metropolitan City of Turin
      • Fenestrelle
Piccoli et al. (2007)
      • Usseaux
Giacomino et al. (1986) +1 other reference
  • Sicily
    • Trapani Province
[var: Anorthoclase] [Foerstner] Förstner H. (1877) +18 other references
Spain
 
  • Community of Madrid
Garcia G. et al. (2004)
Sweden (TL)
 
  • Dalarna County
    • Falun
Gahn et al. (1815) +1 other reference
  • Stockholm County
    • Stockholm
[var: Oligoclase] Clark (1993)
Switzerland
 
  • Valais
    • Entremont
      • Val de Bagnes
        • Verbier
Erik Vercammen photo & specimen (Bought at the Fiesch-show in 2003)
USA
 
  • California
    • San Diego County
      • Pala Mining District
        • Pala
          • Chief Mountain
            • Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim)
Mauthner (2008)
  • Colorado
    • Gunnison County
      • Willow Creek Mining District
[var: Cleavelandite] The Williamson Southern Group National ...
  • Connecticut
    • Fairfield County
      • Redding (Reading)
        • Branchville
Cameron et al (1954) +2 other references
      • Trumbull
        • Long Hill
Moritz (n.d.)
Hobbs (1901) +2 other references
    • Litchfield County
      • Litchfield
Brunet (1977)
      • Plymouth
Former Ed Force collection
    • Middlesex County
      • East Hampton (Chatham)
[var: Cleavelandite] Shannon (1920) +1 other reference
      • Haddam
        • Haddam Neck
Mineralogical Magazine 1902 13 : 97-121. +2 other references
Yedlin (1967)
Foye (1922)
      • Portland
        • Collins Hill
          • Strickland pegmatite
USGS Professional Paper 255: 333-338. +3 other references
    • Tolland County
      • Union
Bartsch (1940)
  • Massachusetts
    • Bristol County
      • Acushnet
Cahoon (2005)
    • Hampshire County
      • Chesterfield
[var: Cleavelandite] "Western Massachusetts Mineral ... +1 other reference
  • New Mexico
    • Otero County
D.Court collection
  • Rhode Island
    • Washington County
      • Westerly
        • Bradford
Miller (1971)
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