anthracitous

[Eng. anthracite; -ous.] The same as ANTHRACITIC (q.v.). ( Edin. Rev.) ăn-thrặc-on-ite, s. [From Gr. ἄνθραξ (απ thrax ) = coal.] A mineral, a variety of Calcite. The name has been specially applied to 1. Black marble; marble coloured by the carbonaceous matter arising from the remains of the animal and vegetable organisms inhabiting the old sea from which the carbonate of lime forming the calcite was derived. Marbles of this type are called also Lucullan and Lucullite (q.v.). 2. Black bituminous fetid limestone. From their odour they have been named also Swinestones and Stinkstones.