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roscoelite
[ ros-koh-lahyt ]
noun
, Mineralogy.
- a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roscoelite1
1875–80; named after Sir Henry Roscoe (1833–1915), English chemist; -lite
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Example Sentences
Roscoelite is a vanadium mica from a gold mine at Granite creek, California.
From Project Gutenberg
Locally the sandstones contain as much as 20 per cent of the roscoelite.
From Project Gutenberg
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