Bologna stone en · NOUN
Etymology
Specimens were found near Bologna in the 17th century by Vincenzo Casciarolo.
Meanings
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The phosphorescent form of baryte.
It was concerned with the causes of the phosphorescence of the so-called 'Bologna stone' (a mineral named by the author of the book with the more imposing term of litheosphorus).
2013, Marco Piccolino, Galileo's Visions: Piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bologna stones | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Bolognian stone | alternative | lexicographic |