Definition of ADULARESCENCE

adularescence

Noun

  • The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.

Origin / Etymology

From adularia + -escence.

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