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More model informationThe structure of albite showing its triclinic character. Silicate tetrahedra (cyan) are bonded to each other in all three dimesions (tectosilicate or ‘framework’ silcate’), with sodium ions (yellow) occupying the large ‘A’ site.
This model was uploaded via a vrml export from the freeware Vesta. Data for albite were downloaded from the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database.
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