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copalite
copalite Min. (ˈkəʊpəlaɪt) [f. copal + -ite, Dana 1868.] Dana's name for the fossil Highgate resin, found in the blue clay of Highgate Hill; also called fossil copal, and copaline.1868 Dana Min. 739 Copalite, Fossil Copal, Highgate Resin.
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Copaline
Copaline (or copalite), also termed fossil resin or Highgate resin, is a naturally occurring organic substance found as irregular pieces of a pale yellow
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copaline
copaline (ˈkəʊpəlɪn) [f. copal + -ine.] 1. Min. The same as copalite. (So-called in German by Hausmann 1847; in Dana (1850) 556; Watts Dict. Chem. 1863–82 Copalin.) 2. Another name of Copalm Balsam.1882 in Syd. Soc. Lex. 3. Chem. A hard colourless friable substance found in copal.1882 in Syd. Soc. L...
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copal
copal (ˈkəʊpəl) [a. Sp. copal (F. copal, copale), ad. Mexican copalli incense (Molina, 1571), a fragrant translucent white resin which distils from a tree, thence called copalquahuitl, also by extension applied to any similar resin (Hernandez, 1651, iii. i.).] 1. a. A hard translucent odoriferous re...
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Amber
Their main variety is Highgate copalite.
Geological record
The oldest amber recovered dates to the late Carboniferous period ().
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Highgate
Highgate (ˈhaɪgɪt) The name of a hill in London, used attrib. in Highgate resin, a mineral resin similar to copal found in Highgate Hill. Also called copalin(e), copalite, fossil copal.1813 T. Thomson in Ann. Philos. II. 9 The colour of Highgate resin is of a dirty yellowish light brown. 1815 A. Aik...
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