Adularescent

/ˌædjʊləˈresənt/ adjective

having the quality of adularescence; showing a milky, glowing sheen that seems to float within the stone.

From 'adularia' plus the suffix '-escent' (showing a quality or beginning to develop). This describes the optical phenomenon characteristic of certain feldspars.

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