sanidine
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek [Term?] (“a board”).
Noun
sanidine (countable and uncountable, plural sanidines)
- (mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as tabular crystals embedded in volcanic rocks. Some forms (called moonstone) exhibit adularescence.
Translations
variety of orthoclase feldspar
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See also
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sanidine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sanidine”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.