Bologna stone

noun

variants or Bolognan stone

: the mineral barite when found in roundish masses composed of radiating fibers, being phosphorescent when calcined with charcoal

Word History

Etymology

Bologna or Bolognan entry 1; from its discovery near Bologna, Italy

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