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labradorescence
noun
lab·ra·dor·es·cence
Definition of labradorescence
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: a play of colors or colored reflections exhibited especially by labradorite and caused by internal structures that selectively reflect only certain colors
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Origin and Etymology of labradorescence
labradorite + -escence (as in fluorescence)
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