sanidine

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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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Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sanidine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “sanidine”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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