"colophonite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colophonites [plural]
Etymology: colophony + -ite, from the resemblance in colour. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|colophony|ite}} colophony + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} colophonite (usually uncountable, plural colophonites)
  1. (mineralogy) A coarsely granular variety of garnet. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: grossular

Inflected forms

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