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Roscoelite
Ros′coe-lite
,
Noun.
[From an English chemist, H.E.
Roscoe
+
-lite
.]
(Min.)
A green micaceous mineral occurring in minute scales. It is essentially a silicate of aluminia and potash containing vanadium.
Definition
2024
roscoelite
roscoelite
English
Noun
roscoelite
(
mineralogy
)
A monoclinic-prismatic
mineral
containing
aluminum
,
hydrogen
,
magnesium
,
oxygen
,
potassium
,
silicon
, and
vanadium
.
Etymology
After English
chemist
Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe
(1833–1915)
,
+
-lite
.
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