💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Adularescence"
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| Word | Definition |
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| adularianoun | (mineralogy) 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). |
| adularizationnoun | (geology) addition of or replacement by adularia |
| aventurescencenoun | (gemology) An optical reflectance (a metallic glitter) effect seen in certain gems, arising from small, preferentially oriented mineral platelets within the material. |
| adelitenoun | (mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals. |
| opalescencenoun | the state of being opalescent |
| aventurinenoun | (mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica. |
| polyadelphitenoun | (mineralogy) A pale brown andradite garnet |
| arrojaditenoun | (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium. |
| diaphaneitynoun | (mineralogy) transparency |
| chatoyantnoun | (mineralogy) A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light. |
| auroritenoun | (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silver. |
| alexandritenoun | (mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism. |
| ardaitenoun | (mineralogy) A monoclinic green gray mineral containing antimony, chlorine, lead, and sulfur. |
| okayamalitenoun | (mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral creamy white mineral containing boron, calcium, oxygen, and silicon. |
| ardealitenoun | (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur. |
| sanidinenoun | (mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as tabular crystals embedded in volcanic rocks. Some forms (called moonstone) exhibit adularescence. |
| aldermanitenoun | (mineralogy) An orthorhombic colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus. |
| asterismnoun | (astronomy) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern). |
| pleochroismnoun | (physics) The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions. |
| chalcedonyxnoun | (mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony. |
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