Adularia
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌæd͡ʒʊˈlɛəɹi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Adularia is a noun meaning (mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
Meaning
(mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
Word Forms
- adularias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quartz, adularescence, adularization, sanidine, polyadelphite, ardealite.
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