adularia

See also: adularía and adulária

English

Etymology

Named for the type locality at Adular, Switzerland.

Noun

adularia (plural adularias)

1. 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

• Finnish: adulaari
• German: Adular (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: adulária f
• Spanish: adularia (es) f

See also

• rock
• mineral
• gemstone

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Adularia”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “adularia”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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Italian

Etymology

From Adular, a Swiss locality.

Noun

adularia f (plural adularie)

1. (mineralogy) adularia

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Portuguese

Verb

adularia

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aduˈlaɾja/ [a.ð̞uˈla.ɾja]

Noun

adularia f (plural adularias)

1. adularia (variety of orthoclase feldspar)

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001