adularia

Significado (Inglés)

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).

Sinónimos

adular

valencianite

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Named for the type locality at Adular, Switzerland.

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes