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thrombolite Min.|ˈθrɒmbəʊlaɪt| Also trombolite. [ad. Ger. thrombolith (Breithaupt, 1838), f. Gr. θρόµβ-ος in sense ‘curd’, in allusion to its appearance + -lite.] A mineral, found in amorphous masses, containing the oxides of copper and antimony; perh. a mixture.
1844–68Dana Min. (ed. 5) 562 Thrombolite... Amorphous... Color emerald-, leek-, or dark green... Found with malachite in a fine-grained limestone at Retzbanya, Hungary. 1850Ansted Elem. Geol., Min. etc. §506 Trombolite and Pelocronite are varieties [of Phosphori-calcite]. |