Roselite
| ID | 404 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Roselite | |
| Location | Bou Azzer - Bou Azzer - Morocco | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 3450 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:3450:6 |
| Formula |
Ca2Co(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Occurrence | Quartzose vein material |
| Discovery Year | 1824 |
| Diapheny | Transparent,Translucent |
| Cleavage | On {010}, perfect (easy). |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Rose-red, pink; rose coloured in transmitted light |
| Hardness (min) | 3.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 3.5 |
| About the name | Named in 1824 by Armand Levy in honor of German mineralogist Gustav Rose [March 18, 1798 Berlin, Germany – July 15, 1873 Berlin, Germany], Professor of Mineralogy, University of Berlin. |
| Streak | White to pale pink |
| Crystal System | Monoclinic |
| Cleavage Type | Perfect |
| Morphology |
Crystals short prismatic [001]; thick tabular {001} uncommon. Terminations commonly simple and exhibiting monoclinic or orthorhombic aspect with large {122} and |
| Twinning | On {100}, very common, with {100} as the composition plane; also as fourlings. |
| UV | Not fluorescent in UV |
| key_elements |
0 1 |
| shortcode_ima | Rsl |
| Group | Roselite Group |
Details
Price: € 20
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: 21 g
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Notes:
| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| As | Arsenic |
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| Ca | Calcium | |
| Co | Cobalt |
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| H | Hydrogen | |
| O | Oxygen |