ADULARIAS

Noun

adularias

plural of adularia

Source: Wiktionary


ADULARIA

Ad`u*la"ri*a, n. Etym: [From Adula, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.] (Min.)

Definition: A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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