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Webster 1913 Edition

Coccolite

Coc′co-lite

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a grain, seed +
-lite
: cf. F.
coccalite
.]
(Min.)
A granular variety of pyroxene, green or white in color.

Webster 1828 Edition

Coccolite

COCCOLITE

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Noun.
A variety of augite or pyroxene; called by Hauy, granuliform pyroxene. Its color is usually some shade of green. It is composed of granular distinct concretions, easily separable, some of which present the appearance of crystals whose angles and edges have been obliterated.
Cocculus Indicus, the fruit of the Menispermum cocculus, a poisonous berry, often used in adulterating malt liquors.

Definition 2024

coccolite

coccolite

English

Noun

coccolite ‎(plural coccolites)

  1. (mineralogy, obsolete) The mineral diopside.

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