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adularia definition

adu·laria (a′jo̵̅o̅ ler′ē ə, -jə-)

noun

a transparent or translucent variety of orthoclase

Etymology: It < Fr adulaire, after Adula, a group of mountains in Switzerland + -aire, -ary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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