Definition of Sanidene
San"i*dine (?), n. [Gr. &?;. &?;, a
board. So called in allusion to the tabular crystals.] (Min.)
A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive
rocks, as trachyte; -- called also glassy feldspar.
San"i*dine (?), n. [Gr. &?;. &?;, a
board. So called in allusion to the tabular crystals.] (Min.)
A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive
rocks, as trachyte; -- called also glassy feldspar.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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