colophonite

Meanings

nouncolophonite (usually uncountable, plural colophonites)

uncountableusuallychemistryA coarsely granular variety of garnet.
Synonyms: grossular

nounA coarsely granular variety of garnet.

Similar

From colophony + -ite, from the resemblance in colour.

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APA

colophonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colophonite

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“colophonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colophonite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colophonite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colophonite.