Mineralpedia Details for Roselite
Roselite
For Gustav Rose, a former Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Roselite is a secondary mineral that can be found in cobalt-rich hydrothermal deposits at localities including Germany, Bou Azzer, Morocco, and Spain, among other localities.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/roselite.pdf
- Formula
- Ca2Co(AsO4)2ยท2H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Mammillary, Spherical, Druse
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Good, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- dark rose red, pink
- Streak
- light red
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- 3.5
- WebMineral
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- Mindat
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Roselite from Bou Azzer dist., Anti-Atlas, Morocco
Tiny glassy pink rhombs of Roselite to 1mm on slightly cobaltoan Calcite.
Superb crystals of pink Roselite-Wendwilsonite. he crystals are about 2mm in size and are associated with a exceptional crystals of water clear Calcite and cobaltoan Calcite.
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