Roselite
Roselite | |
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Roselite druse in a vug from Morocco (size:12.8 x 8.5 x 5.9 cm) | |
General | |
Category | Arsenate minerals |
Formula (repeating unit) | Ca2(Co2+, Mg)[AsO4]2·H2O |
Strunz classification | 8.CG.10 |
Crystal system |
Monoclinic Prismatic class |
Unit cell |
a = 5.801 Å, b = 12.898 Å c = 5.617 Å; β = 107.42°; Z = 2 |
Identification | |
Color | Dark rose red, pink |
Crystal habit | Elongated crystals and spherical aggregates and druses |
Crystal symmetry |
Monoclinic H-M symbol: (2/m) Space group: P 21/c |
Twinning | Common as composition plane, contact twins and fourlings |
Cleavage | {010} Perfect |
Mohs scale hardness | 3.5 |
Luster | Vitreous |
Streak | Light red |
Specific gravity | 3.69 |
Optical properties | Biaxial (-) |
Refractive index | nα = 1.725 nβ = 1.728 nγ = 1.735 |
Pleochroism | Visible |
2V angle | Calculated: 68° |
References | [1][2][3] |
Roselite is a rare arsenate mineral with chemical formula: Ca2(Co,Mg)[AsO4]2·H2O. It was first described in 1825 for an occurrence in the Rappold mines of Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany and named by Armand Lévy after German mineralogist Gustav Rose.[1] It occurs in cobalt bearing hydrothermal environments and was associated with veins of quartz and chalcedony in the type locality.[1][3] It has also been reported from Italy, Morocco, Chile, British Columbia and several locations in Germany.[1]
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