10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADULARESCENCE»
Discover the use of
adularescence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
adularescence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World
The adularescence is a reflection off of a planar surface inside the gemstone, so
care must be taken to cut the stone so the base of the cabochon is oriented
parallel to the plane of adularescence. The more transparent stones tend to have
tiny ...
Lance Grande, Allison Augustyn, 2009
Adularescence Also known as 'shiller', this is the bluish sheen seen in the
moonstone variety of feldspar. It is yet another form of iridescence, and is also
caused by lamellar twinning. Figure 8.10 Carving of an owl in labradorite using
light ...
3
Jewelers' Circular-keystone: JCK.
Gemologists call this glow adularescence; geologists call it the "schiller effect." By
either name, it's what makes moonstone special. Adularescence is caused by the
in- tergrowth between two types of feldspars: orthoclase and albite. The two ...
4
Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values ...
(Translucent to nearly opaque minerals with a very high luster are said to have a
submetallic luster.) Adularescence: An effect seen on certain minerals that
causes it to display a billowy, rounded, ghost-like reflection with a bluish-whitish
color ...
5
Easy Birthstone Jewelry: 38 Exciting Projects
When the stone is turned from side to side, the beautiful pearly glow, known as
adularescence, seems to roll across the surface; adularescence appears in all
varieties of the stone. Moonstone ranges in color from white to gray to peach,
while ...
6
An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience
colorless orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with a bluish-white sheen; moonstone is
translucent or nearly colorless orthoclase with adularescence, i.e. slightly cloudy
with a mobile silver reflection like a small hazy moon. It can also be white to
yellowish- ...
“Adularescence, you called them,” he murmured. “I thought them moonstones.” “
Adularescence is what we call them in trade, my lord, but they are indeed known
as moonstones. Ceylon is the finest place on earth to find them. See how they ...
Charlotte Featherstone, 2012
8
Archaeological Chemistry
... every type of gemstone and is often used for their identification (see Textbox 22
), and their luster, adularescence, asterisrn, and brilliance. Luster, the gleam or
brilliance of a solid surface in reflected light, can be either metallic or nonmetallic.
Schillera-silk Give them life move them These schillera-silk Let them bring lunar
Melancholy to Life's lustrous lagoon Light Sonata Adularia Sonata of lights
Where matters mingle With light's motional Dance choreograph Adularescence ...
10
Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
'Rainbow lattice sunstone' is the trade name given to orthoclase that exhibits
iridescence from hexagonal platelets of hematite on intersecting cleavage planes
producing a criss-cross network of colour in addition to adularescence.
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADULARESCENCE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
adularescence is used in the context of the following news items.
Bulgari launch exclusive collection inspired by gems, " Le Gemme"
Its bluish or whitish reflections are caused by adularescence, creating a network of light diffraction and producing its unique shimmer. «Basenotes, Sep 14»
The Schiller Effect Makes Stone Seem to Light Up Internally
Labradorescence is joined by the more melodic adularescence, which is named for adularia, or moonstone. Unlike labradorite's irregular flashes, a moonstone ... «io9, Aug 14»
Week in Words
Sharing an otherworldly shimmering quality known as adularescence—the effect created when light hits the stones at certain angles—[opals ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 12»
Jewelry artist Debra Rosen creates pieces to adorn and be …
It's their adularescence -- it's a quality specific to moonstones, meaning they give off a billowy blue light." Art has seemingly always been a part ... «Plain Dealer, Sep 10»
