colophonite

English

Etymology

colophony +‎ -ite, from the resemblance in colour.

Noun

colophonite (usually uncountable, plural colophonites)

(mineralogy) A coarsely granular variety of garnet.
Synonym: grossular

References

“colophonite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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