coronitic

English

Etymology

From coronite +‎ -ic.

Adjective

coronitic (not comparable)

  1. (mineralogy) Consisting of or characteristic of coronite.
    • 2017, J. Theo Kloprogge, Robert Lavinsky, “Introduction: Geological Examples”, in Photo Atlas of Mineral Pseudomorphism, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 67:
      The furthest zone from the veins in the halos consists of coronitic tremolite + chlorite fringes around olivine surrounded by plagioclase grains.
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