labradorescentadj.
/ˌlabrədɔːˈrɛsnt/, U.S. /ˌlæbrəˌdɔˈrɛs(ə)nt/ Mineralogy.
Iridescent in the manner of labradorite; of, relating to, or displaying labradorescence.
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1908 W. Goodchild Precious Stones Index 299/2 Albite, labradorescent.
1968 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 76 529/1 In places the rock consists of dark, labradorescent plagioclase in subophitic intergrowth with pyroxenes and magnetite and ilmenite.
2009 R. Simmons Stones New Consciousness 236 The base color of Nuummite is charcoal gray to black, and its labradorescent shades include red, orange, gold, yellow, green, blue and violet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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