Adularescence

The name adularescence derives from "adularia". Because the moonstone which posses the phenomenon mainly historically known as "adularia".

Adularescence
Adularescence reflects light in a distinctive shimmering phenomenon seen in the gem Moonstone.
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Adularescence: The white or silver-blue haze displayed by top-quality moonstones and certain other gems.
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Adularescence
The appearance of a floating, billowy light in cabochon gemstones or a stationary sheen on the flat surface of a gemstone. Seen in certain Feldspars such as Moonstone. Schiller.

Adularescence
A white or silver blue iridescent haze displayed by moonstone and other gems.
Alluvial Deposits
Gem deposits found in water after they have been separated from the mother or host rock.

adularescence A phenomenal effect; e.g., the billowing "moonglow" effect in moonstone.
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Adularescence The shimmering light or whitish opalescence which glides over the surface of some gems such as moonstone. Interference phenomena of the layered structure is the cause of this effect.

Adularescence
Moonstone shows a blue-whitish opalescence (sometimes described as a billowy light and shimmer) that glides over the surface of the gem. Interference phenomena from the gem’s layered structure are the cause of this effect.

Adularescence: Moonstone (blue), Opal (milky white)
Asterism: Star Ruby, Star Sapphire
Aventurescence: Sunstone, Aventurine Quartz
Chatoyancy: Alexandrite, Tiger's Eye
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Adularescence: When a gem displays a billowy floating light which appears to come from below the surface it is showing adularescence. The name comes from the most prominent gem displaying the phenomenon: moonstone, known historically as "adularia".

ADULARESCENCE: An optical phenomenon applied to orthoclase or adulria feldspar that exhibits a floating, billowy, white or bluish light effect.

Adularescence...The sheen of color seen in moonstone and other feldspars of the adularia variety.

Adularescence is an optical phenomenon that manifests as a soft shimmer of light that moves within a gemstone as it is rolled back and forth. This property is most commonly associated with moonstone, a member of the feldspar family.
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Adularescence
White or silver-blue haze displayed by high quality moonstones and other gems.
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White adularescence is less highly regarded than the blue type. As in other transparent to translucent gemstones, fractures should be avoided.
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Adularescence: An internal "floating" movement of light across a gemstone that varies as light strikes the exterior of the gem, i.e. moonstone.

adularescence An effect seen on certain minerals which causes it to display a billowy, rounded, ghost-like reflection with a bluish-whitish color emanating from the surface when the mineral is cut into a cabochon.

The floating-light phenomenon and sheen of moonstone are called adularescence or schiller. The light is scattered by alternating layers of two kinds of feldspar and produces a misty luster of white, dull yellow, yellow-gray or greenish-gray.

This iridescence is known as schiller but in moonstone it is called adularescence. Clarity ranges from transparent to translucent. Rainbow moonstone is milky white with a rainbow colored sheen.

Moonstones are orthoclase feldspar with a sheen called adularescence. The most elite of the moonstones have blue flash or a rainbow of colors. The body color of these moonstones are colorless and semi-transparent.

The defining trait of the moonstone is its play of light, which is also known as adularescence. Caused by thin layers of feldspar in the stone, adularescence refers to the reflective phenomenon caused by the scattering of incident rays of light.

The floating light phenomenon and sheen within these gemstones is called Adularescence or Schiller.

A colorless to yellowish gray, highly translucent to semitransparent variety of feldspar that reflects light in a distinctive shimmering phenomenon known as adularescence.

Its importance as a gemstone arises because of its schiller, which in moonstone has been given the name adularescence. This is caused by a feature of its crystal structure.

Moonstone is the most valuable variety of feldspar with an iridescent sheen known as adularescence. Moonstone's characteristic shimmer is caused by the intergrowth of two different types of feldspar with different refractive indexes.

A feldspar gemstone featuring adularescence, which describes a sheen that appears to float within a stone.
mother-of-pearl
A literal reference to the iridescent inner lining of a pearl oyster shell.

The silvery glow that floats across the surface of a gem somewhat like a moonbeam across a fog enshrouded lake, is called Adularescence, or the Moonstone effect.

Moonstone: Moonstone is a variety of feldspar, and the shimmer which is called "schiller" or "adularescence", is caused by the intergrowth of two different types of feldspar, with different refractive indexes ...

Unfortunately, only about 10% of the moonstone has the more desirable blue adularescence.

Indeed it owes its name to that mysterious shimmer which always looks different when the stone is moved and is known in the trade as 'adularescence'.

The Romans thought that moonstone was formed out of moonlight. Moonstone is a variety of feldspar, and the shimmer which is called "schiller" or "adularescence", is caused by the intergrowth of two different types of feldspar, ...

This appealing gem variety does shine with a cool lunar light but it is the mineral feldspar, quite terrestrial in origin. The shimmer, which is called schiller or adularescence, is caused by the intergrowth of two different types of feldspar, ...

It can be milky, rainbow, blue, gray, or tan. Blue, rainbow, and very clear moonstones radiate a magical play of light when they're moved around. Gemologists call this adularescence (adularia is another name for moonstone).

very similar when cut into cabochons, they can best be distinguished by their different densities. Moonstone tends to be silver, pale green, pale blue, or creamy colored. It is translucent and shows a blue-white sheen sometimes called "adularescence".

The unique blue-glow of light that slides across the surface of the stone is caused by a type of light refraction called adularescence. Most moonstones come from Sri Lanka, but some are mined in India, Burma, Mexico and Madagascar.

Moonstones have a magical soft pearly reflective appearance to them called adularescence. Commonly available in white, moonstones are also available in peach, green, or grey varieties.
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See also: Stone, Color, Gemstone, Moonstone, Crystal