Min. [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.
1844–68. Dana, Min. (ed. 5), 562. Thrombolite…. Amorphous,… Color emerald-, leek-, or dark green…. Found with malachite in a fine-grained limestone at Retzbanya, Hungary.
