adularia

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Synonyms: ramularia, aquaria, uvularia, adzharia, nidularia, alaria, adjaria, acuaria, adularias, annularia, aquilaria

Antonyms: ramularia, aquaria, uvularia, adzharia, nidularia, alaria, adjaria, acuaria, adularias, annularia, aquilaria

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q2312101}} {{lb|en|mineral}} A variety of [[orthoclase]] [[feldspar]] found as colorless to white [[prismatic]] crystals in cavities in [[metamorphic]] [[rock]]s. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called ''[[adularescence]]'', and adularia with this property is called ''moonstone''. (See [[sanidine]]).

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