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roselite Min.|ˈrəʊzəlaɪt| [f. Prof. G. Rose, a German mineralogist (1798–1873) + -lite.] A rare hydrous arsenate of cobalt and calcium, of vitreous lustre, found in rose-red crystals at Schneeberg in Saxony.
1830Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VI. 485/2 Roselite?.. Occurs in attached crystals on greyish quartz. Primary form a Right rhombic prism. 1857Dana Man. Min. (1862) 268 Roselite, a rose-red mineral, related to, if not identical with, cobalt bloom. 1875Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXVIII. 240 On the crystalline form of roselite. |