Etymology

rohaite

R1O1H4A1I1T1E1

Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing antimony, copper, sulfur, and thallium. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

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.