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Named after John Rose-Hansen (1937-2015), professor of mineralogy at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark Rose-Hansen + -ite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing antimony, copper, sulfur, and thallium. Full definition →
Named after John Rose-Hansen (1937-2015), professor of mineralogy at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark Rose-Hansen + -ite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.