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General Albite Information

Chemical Formula: NaAlSi3O8
Composition: Molecular Weight = 263.02 gm
Sodium 8.30 % Na 11.19 % Na2O
Calcium 0.76 % Ca 1.07 % CaO
Aluminum 10.77 % Al 20.35 % Al2O3
Silicon 31.50 % Si 67.39 % SiO2
Oxygen 48.66 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: Na0.95Ca0.05Al1.05Si2.95O8
Environment: Magmatic and pegmatitic rocks.
IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1815
Locality: Finnbo, Falun, Dalarna, Sweden. Bourg d'Oisans and Isere, France.
Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin: From the Latin, albus, in allusion to the common color.
Name Pronunciation: Albite
Synonym: Ab100
An0
Clevelandite

Albite Image
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Albite Plagioclase
Comments: Colorless, lustrous blocky albite crystals to 3
cm in size with a thick dusting of micaceous green micro
chlorite.
Location: Acushnet Quarry, Bristol Co., Massachussetts,
USA. Scale: 17 x 15 x 7.5 cm matrix.
Dan Weinrich

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Images: Albite Plagioclase

Comments: Crystal group of bladed albite (variety
cleavelandite) crystals.
Location: Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: 7.4 x 5
cm.
John Veevaert

Images:
Albite Schorl
Comments: Several jet-black lustrous crystals of schorl
perched on a white albite matrix.
Location: Shengus, Gilgit, Pakistan. Scale: 4 x 3 x 2 cm.
Isaias Casanova / IC Minerals

Albite Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.6368:1:0.5599
Cell Dimensions: a = 8.144, b = 12.787, c = 7.16, Z = 4; alpha = 94.266, beta =
116.583, gamma = 87.667 V = 664.40 Den(Calc)= 2.63
Crystal System: Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: C1
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.176(1), 3.211(0.3), 3.752(0.3),
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Crystal Structure:
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drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure Prewitt C T , Sueno S , Papike J J , American Mineralogist , 61 (1976) p.1213-
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Help on Above View Additional jPOWD Structure files for Albite
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Physical Properties of Albite

Cleavage: {001} Perfect, {010} Good
Color: White, Gray, Greenish gray, Bluish green, Gray.
Density: 2.61 - 2.63, Average = 2.62
Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent to subtranslucent
Fracture: Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
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Habit: Blocky - Crystal shape tends to be equant (e.g. feldspars).

Habit: Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.
Habit: Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.
Hardness: 7 - Quartz
Luminescence: Fluorescent, Short UV=herry-red blue, Long UV=white.
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak: white

Optical Properties of Albite

Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2034,KPDmeas= 0.2042,KC= 0.2058
Ncalc = 1.54
Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.528-1.533, b=1.5317-1.53685, g=1.538-1.542,
bire=0.0090-0.0100, 2V(Calc)=76-82, 2V(Meas)=45. Dispersion
relatively weak.
Pleochroism (x): colorless.
Pleochroism (y): colorless.

Calculated Properties of Albite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.60 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Albite =2.62 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
Photoelectric: PEAlbite = 1.75 barns/electron
U=PEAlbite x rElectron Density= 4.55 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Albite is Not Radioactive

Albite Classification
Dana Class: 76.01.03.01 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework
(76.01)with Al-Si frameworks
(76.01.03)Plagioclase series
76.01.03.00 Plagioclase* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
76.01.03.01 Albite NaAlSi3O8 C1 1
76.01.03.02 Oligoclase (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
76.01.03.03 Andesine* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
76.01.03.04 Labradorite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
76.01.03.05 Bytownite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
76.01.03.06 Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 P1,I1 1
Strunz Class: 09.FA.35 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O
09.FA -Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions, (Al,B):Si
= 1:1
09.FA.35 Albite NaAlSi3O8 C1 1
09.FA.35 Bytownite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
09.FA.35 Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 P1,I1 1

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09.FA.35 Andesine* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

09.FA.35 Labradorite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

09.FA.35 Oligoclase (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
09.FA.35 Reedmergnerite NaBSi3O8 C1 1
09.FA.35 Plagioclase* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1

Other Albite Information

See Also: Links to other databases for Albite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
5 - Athena
6 - EUROmin Project
7 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
8 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
9 - Franklin Minerals(Palache)
10 - GeoScienceWorld
11 - Google Images
12 - Google Scholar
13 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
14 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
15 - HyperPhysics
16 - MinDAT
17 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
18 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
19 - Online Mineral Museum
20 - Philatelic Mineralogy
21 - QUT Mineral Atlas
22 - Ruff.Info
23 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
24 - UCLA - Petrography Thin-Sections
25 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Albite
NaAlSi3O8
Dana No: 76.01.03.01 Strunz No: 09.FA.35
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