collophane

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collophane

\kɔ.lɔ.fan\

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Du grec ancien κόλλα, kólla (« colle, gomme ») et du grec ancien φαίνειν (« paraître »).

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Variété de carbonate-apatite anciennement nommée grodnolite. Le collophane, variété cryptocristalline d’apatite, est, quant à lui, optiquement isotrope.

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"collophane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/collophane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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collophane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/collophane

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"collophane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/collophane.

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@misc{collophane_2026,
  title = {collophane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/collophane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}