noun
- a bronze-like luster with a play of colors, especially in certain minerals
Usage: geology; mineralogy
Examples
- The labradorite displayed a beautiful blue and green schiller.
- Geologists identified the mineral by its distinctive schiller effect.
- The moonstone’s schiller made it highly prized by collectors.
- Under proper lighting, the feldspar showed remarkable schiller.
- The specimen’s schiller changed from gold to purple as she rotated it.