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peristerite Min.|pəˈrɪstəraɪt|
[f. Gr. περιστερά pigeon, dove + -ite1 2 b.]
A variety of albite exhibiting a slight iridescence or opalescence like that of the plumage on a pigeon's neck.
1843T. Thomson in Lond. & Edin. Philos. Mag. XXII. 189 Peristerite..was sent me also from Perth in Upper Canada... It is light brownish red, and exhibits a play of colours, chiefly blue, on the surface. 1868Dana Min. 356. |