noun
albite
A common feldspar mineral, sodium-rich endmember of the plagioclase series. Technical term used in geology and mineralogy.
曹長石は、花崗岩やペグマタイトによく見られる鉱物です。
Albite is a mineral commonly found in granite and pegmatite.
From 曹 (sō, 'soda' or 'sodium') + 長石 (chōseki, 'feldspar'), referring to its sodium content.