sanidine
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek σανίς (sanís, “board”) + -ine.
Noun
editsanidine (countable and uncountable, plural sanidines)
- (mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as tabular crystals embedded in volcanic rocks. Some forms (called moonstone) exhibit adularescence.
Translations
editvariety of orthoclase feldspar
See also
editFurther reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sanidine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sanidine”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.