albite

Summary

albite is a mineral species^[1]. albite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• albite's image is recorded as Albite2.jpg^[3].
• albite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[4].
• white is named after albite^[5].
• albite's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85003231^[6].
• albite's chemical formula is recorded as NaAlSi₃O₈^[7].
• albite's subclass of is recorded as alkali feldspar^[8].
• albite's subclass of is recorded as plagioclase^[9].
• albite's Commons category is recorded as Albite^[10].
• albite's color is recorded as white^[11].
• albite's color is recorded as grey^[12].
• albite's color is recorded as blue^[13].
• albite's color is recorded as green^[14].
• albite's color is recorded as red^[15].
• albite's color is recorded as chatoyancy^[16].
• albite's streak color is recorded as white^[17].
• albite's twinning is recorded as polysynthetic twinning^[18].
• albite's mineral fracture is recorded as conchoidal fracture^[19].
• albite's crystal system is recorded as triclinic crystal system^[20].
• albite's crystal habit is recorded as tabular^[21].
• albite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[22].
• albite's point group is recorded as triclinic-pinacoidal^[23].
• albite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03_56p^[24].
• albite's space group is recorded as triclinic-pinacoidal^[25].
• albite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/F.03c^[26].
• albite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.FA.35^[27].

Why It Matters

albite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).^[2] albite has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] albite is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]