an unusual iridescent or metallic lustre in some minerals caused by internal reflection from certain inclusions such as gas cavities or mineral intergrowths. Formula: NaFe3B3Al3(Al3Si6O27)(OH)4
Word origin
C19: from German Schiller iridescence, from Old High German scilihen to blink
Schiller in British English
(German ˈʃɪlər)
noun
Johann Christoph Friedrich von (joˈhan ˈkrɪstɔf ˈfriːdrɪç fɔn). 1759–1805, German poet, dramatist, historian, and critic. His concern with the ideal freedom of the human spirit to rise above the constraints placed upon it is reflected in his great trilogy Wallenstein (1800) and in Maria Stuart (1800)
Schiller in American English
(ˈʃɪlər)
(Johann Christoph) Friedrich von (ˈfʀidʀɪçfɔn) 1759-1805; Ger. dramatist & poet
schiller in American English
(ˈʃɪlər)
noun
a peculiar bronzelike luster in certain minerals, often iridescent, caused by the diffraction of light in embedded crystals
Word origin
Ger, color play < schillern, to change color, akin to schielen, to blink, squint < OHG scelah, oblique < IE base *(s)kel-, crooked > scolex