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prosopite Min.|prɒˈsəʊpaɪt| [ad. G. prosopit (Th. Scheerer 1853), f. Gr. πρόσωπον face, mask: see -ite1.] A hydrous fluoride of aluminium and calcium, occurring in colourless, white, or greyish crystals.
1854Dana Min. 502 Prosopite..occurs at the tin mines of Altenberg. 1899Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. iv. VII. 53 If the assumptions made in the foregoing are justified, the Utah mineral is prosopite. |