sanidine

Noun. (mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as tabular crystals embedded in volcanic rocks. It sometimes reflects a blue sheen along crystal planes. This phenomenon is called ''adularescence'', and sanidine with this property is called ''moonstone''.

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