adularia
See also: adularía and adulária
English
Etymology
Named for the type locality at Adular, Switzerland.
Noun
adularia (plural adularias)
- 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).
Related terms
- adularescence
- adularescent
Translations
variety of orthoclase feldspar
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See also
- rock
- mineral
- gemstone
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Adularia”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “adularia”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Italian
Etymology
From Adular, a Swiss locality.
Noun
adularia f (plural adularie)
- (mineralogy) adularia
Portuguese
Verb
adularia
- first/third-person singular conditional of adular
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aduˈlaɾja/ [a.ð̞uˈla.ɾja]
- Rhymes: -aɾja
- Syllabification: a‧du‧la‧ria
Noun
adularia f (plural adularias)
- adularia (variety of orthoclase feldspar)
Further reading
- “adularia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014