Definition of Colophonite. Meaning of Colophonite. Synonyms of Colophonite

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Definition of Colophonite

Colophonite
Colophonite Col"o*pho*nite (k[o^]l"[-o]*f[-o]*n[imac]t or k[-o]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[imac]t), n. [Cf. F. colophonite. So named from its resemblance to the color of colophony.] (Min.) A coarsely granular variety of garnet.

Meaning of Colophonite from wikipedia

- Colophonite, less commonly kalophonit (from Ancient Gr****: κολοφωνία, kolophonia, rosin or rosin colors) — an obsolete historical name for a brownish...
- Utah. Grossular is known by many other names, and also some misnomers; colophonite – co**** granules of garnet (was later identified as a variety of andradite)...
- nesosilicate, with formula Ca3Fe2Si3O12. Andradite includes three varieties: Colophonite: a historical variety found in the Scandinavian islands, brownish or...
- 1007/s00269-013-0592-6. S2CID 95448333. Colophonite (a variety of Andradite): information about the mineral colophonite in the Mindat database. Saha, Abhishek;...
- colophony, a solid form of resin Andradite (formerly grossular), also called colophonite, a mineral All pages with titles beginning with Colophon All pages with...