roscoelite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of roscoelite
1875–80; named after Sir Henry Roscoe (1833–1915), English chemist; see -lite
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Locally the sandstones contain as much as 20 per cent of the roscoelite.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
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