roscoelite

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English

Etymology

Named after English chemist Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe (1833–1915), +‎ -lite.

Noun

roscoelite (countable and uncountable, plural roscoelites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and vanadium.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Roscoelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • roscoelite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.