Once upon a time there was a great fish named Adularia.  He was a handsome fish with scales of black and gold and silver and green that shimmered and glistened when he swam through the seas.  His scales they say had magic in them.  Adularia was a friend of mermaids and mermen and the greatest fish in all the royal guard in the deep sea realm of Neptune, the god of the sea.

     Neptune was particularly fond of his school of young Salmon Fish and it was time for the young salmon to return to the rivers where they were born.  Neptune called Adularia and told him that he was to go with them and guard them from bigger fishes in the fresh water realm, fish like the wicked Walleye and pesky Pickerel with its rows of sharp teeth and keep the salmon in the middle of the river away from the shallow shores and out of reach of the bear and raccoon and the fisher cat.

     Soon Adularia swam north with the salmon fish up the great Connecticut river going farther and farther away from the great Atlantic.  They swam and swam until they came to a place called Herrick’s Cove.  It was here that the great battle took place.  They were attack by a school of walleye from the west and a school of pickerel from the east.  Adularia quickly sent the salmon swimming as fast as they could swim north up the river while he bravely fought to hold off the attack and save the salmon. 

     The salmon escaped but Adularia soon realized he was fighting a losing battle.  With a flick of his great dorsal fin Adularia snatched one of his magic scales and turned himself into a great rock a rock that shimmered and glistened and glowed in the sunlight there on the edge of the great Connecticut River and there it remained for many years until one day two little boys playing near the edge of the river found him and took him home.

     Now Adularia lives in the Goldfish bowl proudly standing guard to be sure the goldfish are kept safe from harm as they swim round and round in their bowl all day.  

     Adularia is nearly pure feldspar and in its purest state is colorless or nearly so but commonly ranges in color from yellowish white to gray to greenish gray depending on its impurities.  Its crystal formation often resembles that of scales.