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== Use == Albite is used as a [[gemstone]], albeit semiprecious. Albite is also used by geologists as it is identified as an important rock forming mineral. There is some industrial use for the mineral such as the manufacture of [[glass]] and ceramics.<ref>{{cite book|title=Loose Gemstone Guide – Secrets of the Gem Revealed|first=Pao|last=Nipperkin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/science/albite|title=Uses of albite|website=britannica.com|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> One of the iridescent varieties of albite, discovered in 1925 near the [[White Sea]] coast by academician [[Alexander Fersman]], became widely known under the trade name [[belomorite]].<ref name="Memories">''[[Alexander Fersman]]''. «Memories of the Stone». — Moscow: Publishing House of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1958.</ref>
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