Albite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Albite [ NaAlSi₃O₈ ]

Images of Albite

CL/SEM spectrum of Albite

CL spectrum of Albite from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Image of specimen 'M 55940 Albite' (Museums Victoria) from Siberian Federal District, Russia

Photo by Benjamin Healley, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)

SXES spectrum of Albite

CL spectrum of albite from Khaldzan Buregte, Mongolia. Fig27 in Götze 2000c

CL spectrum of Albite from the Tista River, Bangladesh

Material properties

Formulas	NaAlSi₃O₈, (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₄O₈
Abbreviation	Ab
Variants	Ca, Cleavelandite
Classifications	Alkali feldspar, Plagioclase
Luminescence emitters	AlO4, Al-O- -Al, Ce, Dy, Eu, Exsolution features, Fe, Mn, Nd, O, OH, Pb, Sm, Tb, Trapped hole, Unspecified
Spectra	Luminescence (4), SXES (1) Reflectance (5)
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1815
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Related materials	Lingunite
Crystal symmetry	Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2)
Tags	Mineral, Variety, Aluminosilicate, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element	Atoms
Na	1
O	8
Al	1
Si	3
Total:	13

References for Albite

Reference

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Spectra

Images

CSIRO SXES database

Gorobets et al. 1989

Götze et al. 1999

Götze et al. 2000

Götze 2000c

Kirsh & Townsend 1988

Kuznetsov and Tarashchan 1988

Moroshkin et. al. 2001

CSIRO CL spectra 2016

Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148)

Rahman et al. 2020

CSIRO Reflectance (2025)

CSIRO Reflectance 2025b

Rendell & Clarke 1997

Tarashchan 1978

Telfer & Walker 1978, luminescence

Telfer & Walker 1978, luminescence, other

Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence

Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence, other

White 1974, reflectance

White 1974, reflectance, other

Specimens of Albite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M1280 Albite	CSIRO	Albite (99.8%)	99.8	M1280 Albite Image of Albite [ NaAlSi3O8 ] in specimen 'M1280 Albite' [CSIRO], from the United States of America. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M2393 Albite	CSIRO	Albite (98.0%), Muscovite-2M1	98.0	M2393 Albite Image of Albite specimen 'Albite M2393' (CSIRO) from South Dakota, USA (C) 2014 CSIRO. All rights reserved.	2	Reflectance
MES104 Albite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (94.6%), Albite (94.6%), Andesine, Microcline, Quartz	94.6	MES104 Albite Image of Albite, Albite (var. Ca), Microcline, Quartz and Andesine in specimen 'MES104 Albite' [CSIRO], from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Size: 25×12×10mm. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
46E0233 Albite	CSIRO	Albite (92.7%), Analcime, Calcite, Microcline	92.7	46E0233 Albite Image of Albite, Analcime, Calcite and Microcline in specimen '46E0233 Albite' [CSIRO], from Bancroft, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES103 Albite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (88.9%), Labradorite, Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	88.9	MES103 Albite Image of Albite (var. Ca), Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Labradorite in specimen 'MES103 Albite' [CSIRO], from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Size: 20×14×13mm. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES061 Albite	CSIRO	Aegirine, Albite (84.7%), Lepidolite-2M1, Polylithionite-1M	84.7	MES061 Albite Image of Albite, Aegirine, Lepidolite-2M1 and Polylithionite-1M in specimen 'MES061 Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES135 Albite / Eucryptite	CSIRO	Albite (69.0%), Eucryptite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1	69.0	MES135 Albite / Eucryptite Image of Eucryptite, Albite, Muscovite-1M and Muscovite-2M1 in specimen 'MES135 Albite / Eucryptite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M0015 Albite / Molybdenite / Quartz	CSIRO	Albite (47.4%), Molybdenite-2H, Molybdenite-3R, Quartz	47.4	M0015 Albite / Molybdenite / Quartz Image of Albite, Molybdenite-2H, Molybdenite-3R and Quartz in specimen 'M0015 Albite / Molybdenite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MT8257 Albite / Microcline / Quartz	CSIRO	Albite (40.9%), Andesine, Microcline, Quartz	40.9	MT8257 Albite / Microcline / Quartz Image of Albite, Microcline, Quartz and Andesine in specimen 'MT8257 Albite / Microcline / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2362 Microcline / Sanidine / Albite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (36.8%), Albite (36.8%), Ferro-ferri-hornblende, Microcline, Muscovite-1M, Mg, Sanidine, high	36.8	M2362 Microcline / Sanidine / Albite Image of Microcline, Albite, Albite (var. Ca), Ferro-ferri-hornblende, Muscovite-1M (var. Mg) and Sanidine (var. high) in specimen 'M2362 Microcline / Sanidine / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0834 Albite / Augite / Sanidine	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (35.9%), Ankerite, Augite, Forsterite, Fe, Ilmenite, Montmorillonite, Sanidine	35.9	M0834 Albite / Augite / Sanidine Image of Albite (var. Ca), Ankerite, Augite, Forsterite (var. Fe), Ilmenite, Montmorillonite and Sanidine in specimen 'M0834 Albite / Augite / Sanidine' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
Erwan1 Biotite / Albite / Quartz	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (27.3%), Biotite-1M, Kaolinite, Quartz	27.3	Erwan1 Biotite / Albite / Quartz Image of Biotite-1M, Albite (var. Ca), Kaolinite and Quartz in specimen 'Erwan1 Biotite / Albite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES300 Microcline / Cookeite / Albite	CSIRO	Albite (21.0%), Cookeite, Microcline, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	21.0	MES300 Microcline / Cookeite / Albite Image of Cookeite, Albite, Microcline, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'MES300 Microcline / Cookeite / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
NR118 Microcline / Albite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (20.0%), Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	20.0	NR118 Microcline / Albite Image of Microcline, Albite (var. Ca), Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'NR118 Microcline / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MCU_ALB_1 Microcline / Albite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (19.3%), Microcline	19.3	MCU_ALB_1 Microcline / Albite Image of Microcline and Albite (var. Ca) in specimen 'MCU_ALB_1 Microcline / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
CP054 Quartz / Spodumene / Albite	CSIRO	Albite (17.8%), Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase, Quartz, Spodumene	17.8		0	—
Erwan2 Biotite / Quartz / Albite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (17.5%), Biotite-1M, Clinochlore, Fe, Quartz	17.5	Erwan2 Biotite / Quartz / Albite Image of Biotite-1M, Albite (var. Ca), Clinochlore (var. Fe) and Quartz in specimen 'Erwan2 Biotite / Quartz / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1611 Microcline / Albite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (14.8%), Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	14.8	M1611 Microcline / Albite Image of Microcline, Albite (var. Ca), Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'M1611 Microcline / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES124 Microcline / Hambergite / Albite	CSIRO	Albite (14.0%), Ankerite, Cookeite, Hambergite, F, Microcline, Orthoclase, Quartz	14.0	MES124 Microcline / Hambergite / Albite Image of Microcline, Albite, Ankerite, Cookeite, Hambergite (var. F), Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'MES124 Microcline / Hambergite / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
NR62 Microcline / Albite	CSIRO	Albite (12.9%), Microcline, Orthoclase, Quartz	12.9	NR62 Microcline / Albite Image of Microcline, Albite, Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'NR62 Microcline / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0877 Dolomite / Albite	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (10.0%), Dolomite	10.0	M0877 Dolomite / Albite Image of Dolomite and Albite (var. Ca) in specimen 'M0877 Dolomite / Albite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1385 Augite / Epidote	CSIRO	Albite (9.8%), Augite, Epidote, Fluorapatite	9.8	M1385 Augite / Epidote Image of Augite, Albite, Epidote and Fluorapatite in specimen 'M1385 Augite / Epidote' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1284 Orthoclase	CSIRO	Albite, Ca (8.7%), Microcline, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase, Quartz	8.7	M1284 Orthoclase Image of Orthoclase, Albite (var. Ca), Microcline, Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'M1284 Orthoclase' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
46E3372 Grossular	CSIRO	Albite (7.4%), Albite, Ca (7.4%), Fluorapatite, Grossular, Orthoclase, Quartz, Titanite	7.4	46E3372 Grossular Image of Grossular, Albite (var. Ca), Albite, Fluorapatite, Orthoclase, Quartz and Titanite in specimen '46E3372 Grossular' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2408 Spodumene	CSIRO	Albite (6.6%), Quartz, Spodumene	6.6	M2408 Spodumene Image of Spodumene, Albite and Quartz in specimen 'M2408 Spodumene' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—