Adularia

Adularia

(Science: chemical) a transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; called by lapidaries moonstone.

Origin: From Adula, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.

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