antholite

antholite
antholite
(ˈænθəlaɪt)
[mod. f. Gr. ἄνθο-ς flower + λίθος stone.]
1. Geol. A name given by Brongniart to certain fossil plants having a resemblance to flowers, found in the Coal Measures; in mod.L. Antholites.
in Craig.
2. Min. A variety of the mineral Amphibole.

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  • Antholite — An tho*lite, n. [Gr. a nqos flower + lite.] (Paleon.) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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