fossil turquoise.
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fossil turquoise — noun : odontolite * * * fossil turquoise Odontolite ● turquoise … Useful english dictionary
fossil turquoise. — See bone turquoise … Useful english dictionary
Turquoise — For other uses, see Turquoise (disambiguation). Turquoise Turquoise (tumble finished) one inch (25 mm) long. This pebble is greenish and therefore low grade General … Wikipedia
bone turquoise — fossil bone or ivory that has been colored naturally or artificially so as to resemble turquoise. Also called fossil turquoise, odontolite. * * * … Universalium
bone turquoise — noun : odontolite * * * fossil bone or ivory that has been colored naturally or artificially so as to resemble turquoise. Also called fossil turquoise, odontolite. * * * bone turquoise, = odontolite. (Cf. ↑odontolite) … Useful english dictionary
bone turquoise — Odontolite O*don to*lite, n. [Odonto + lite.] (Min.) A fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. It is used as an imitation of turquoise, and hence called {bone turquoise}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bone turquoise — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bone-turquoise — boneˈ turˈquoise noun A blue fossil bone or tooth used as turquoise • • • Main Entry: ↑bone … Useful english dictionary
odontolite — ōˈdäntəlˌīt noun ( s) Etymology: French, from odont + lite : a mineral consisting of fossil bone or tooth made bright blue by phosphate of iron called also bone turquoise, fossil turquoise * * * /oh don tl uyt /, n. See bone turquoise. [1810 20; … Useful english dictionary
Odontolite — Odontolite, also called bone turquoise or fossil turquoise or occidental turquoise, is fossil bone or ivory that has been traditionally thought to have been altered by turquoise or similar phosphate minerals such as vivianite. References… … Wikipedia
