Albite - angew. Mineralogie

Albite
VIII - Tectosilicates (Plagioclase Group)

Crystal habit of Albite

`Name`		`Albite`
`Chemistry`		`Na[AlSi₃O₈]`
`Hardness`		`6 - 6.5`
`Lustre`		`vitreous`
`Colour`		`white, grey, dull green, colourless, grey or red caused by inclusions`
`Streak`		`white`
`Density [g/cm³]`		`2.6 - 2.8`
`Crystal habit`		`triclinic, crystals blocky, tabular, platy, twins Albite Law (010), Pericline Law [010]`
`Cleavage, Fracture`		`[001] perfect, [010] good, angle 94°, fracture conchoidal`
`other characteristics and occurrences`		`widely distributed rock forming mineral in igneous and metamorphic rocks`

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