Adularias

/ˌædjʊˈlɛəriəz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of adularia; multiple specimens or types of the feldspar mineral adularia.

Etymology

The plural of adularia, formed by adding the standard English plural suffix -s to the mineral name.

Kelly Says

Mineralogists love pluralizing mineral names to discuss collections or different varieties—'adularias' shows how even scientific names follow the same pluralization rules as everyday English words.

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