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anthraconite Min.|ænˈθrækənaɪt|
[mod. f. Gr. ἄνθρακ- coal + -ωνη female descendant, derivative + -ite; so named by von Moll.]
A name given to black varieties of limestone, as common black marble, and the black bituminous or fetid limestones called swinestones or stinkstones.
1843W. Humble Dict. Geol., Anthraconite,..on rubbing, yields a sulphureo-bituminous odour. |