adularia
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ad·u·lar·i·a
(ăj′ə-lâr′ē-ə, -lăr′-)n.
A colorless to milky white mineral of the potassium feldspar group that forms from relatively low-temperature magmas and lacks structural homogeneity.
[Italian, from French adulaire, after Adula, a mountain group of southeast Switzerland.]
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adularia
(ˌædjʊˈlɛərɪə)n
(Minerals) a white or colourless glassy variety of orthoclase in the form of prismatic crystals. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is a minor gemstone. Formula: KAlSi3O8
[C18: via Italian from French adulaire, after Adula, a group of mountains in Switzerland]
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ad•u•lar•i•a
(ˌædʒ əˈlɛər i ə)n., pl. -lar•i•as.
a sometimes opalescent variety of orthoclase formed at a low temperature.
[1790–1800; < Italian < French adulaire, after Adula a mountain group in Switzerland; see -ary]
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