peristerite
/pɪˈrɪstərʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A sodic plagioclase in the albite–oligoclase range of composition with a blue or bluish-white opalescence.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon, in allusion to its colour + -ite.
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