adularescence

== English == === Etymology === From adularia +‎ -escence. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæd͡ʒ.ə.ləˈɹɛs.əns/ === Noun === adularescence (uncountable) The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces. ==== Related terms ==== adularescent ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sanidine