Etymology

rosasite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc. Full definition →

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The story

From Italian Rosas + -ite, after the Rosas mine in Sardinia, Italy.

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