sanidine

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σανίς (sanís, “board”) + -ine.

Noun

sanidine (countable and uncountable, plural sanidines)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as tabular crystals embedded in volcanic rocks. Some forms (called moonstone) exhibit adularescence.

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