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Webster 1913 Edition


Adularia


Adˊu-la′ri-a

,
Noun.
[From
Adula
, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.]
(Min.)
A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; – called by lapidaries moonstone.

Webster 1828 Edition


Adularia

ADULA'RIA

,
Noun.
[From Adula, the summit of a Swiss mountain.]
A mineral deemed the most perfect variety of felspar; its color white, or with a tinge of green, yellow, or red.

Definition 2024


adulária

adulária

See also: adularia and adularía

Portuguese

Noun

adulária f (plural adulárias)

  1. (geology) adularia (a variety of orthoclase feldspar)