sanidine
Meanings
noun
- A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as tabular crystals embedded in volcanic rocks. Some forms (called moonstone) exhibit adularescence.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σανίς (sanís, “board”) + -ine.
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