colophonite

English

Etymology

colophony +‎ -ite, from the resemblance in colour.

Noun

colophonite (usually uncountable, plural colophonites)

1. (mineralogy) A coarsely granular variety of garnet.

   Synonym: grossular

References

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