Adulite
/ˈæd.jə.laɪt/noun
An obsolete mineralogical name for adularia, a clear or white variety of orthoclase feldspar often associated with moonstone.
Did you know?Adulite was named in connection with the Adula Alps, the Swiss mountain region associated with adularia; its history is mineralogical rather than magical.
Etymological Timeline
19th Century
German
Adularit
“A mineral name associated with adularia and the Adula Alps”
19th Century
English
adulite
“A variety or synonym of orthoclase feldspar”
19th Century
Mineralogy
adularia
“A pearly or translucent variety of orthoclase”
Modern English
English
adulite
“An obsolete mineralogical term, generally treated as a synonym of adularia”
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