Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 22 - Sections 22.1-22.9 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 1069: 7e

Answer

The mineral albite is a feldspar.

Work Step by Step

Aluminosilicates are a family of compounds in which aluminum atoms substitute for silicon atoms in some of the lattice sites of the silica structure. A common group of aluminosilicates is the feldspars.
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