Roselite Mineral Data

General Roselite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca2(Co,Mg)(AsO4)2•2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 444.30 gm

Calcium 18.04 % Ca 25.24 % CaO

Magnesium 1.37 % Mg 2.27 % MgO

Cobalt 9.95 % Co 12.65 % CoO

Arsenic 33.73 % As 51.73 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.91 % H 8.11 % H₂O

Oxygen 36.01 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₂Co_0.75Mg_0.25(AsO₄)₂•2(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1825

Locality:

Rappold mines, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. Rosas mine at Sulcis, Sardinia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Gustave Rose (1798-1873), professor on mineralogy at the University of Berlin, Germany.

Name Pronunciation:

Roselite

Synonym:

ICSD 200126

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Roselite Image

Images:

Roselite

Comments: Gemmy crystals of roselite.
Location: Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco. Scale: Crystal size 3 mm.
© John Veevaert

Roselite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4466:1:0.4324

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.801, b = 12.989, c = 5.617, Z = 2; beta = 107.42° V = 403.83 Den(Calc)= 3.65

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.99(1), 3.22(0.8), 3.35(0.6),2.76(0.5), 3.4(0.3), 5.09(0.2), 6.44(0.2), 3.75(0.1),

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Forms: ( 1 2 2) ( 4 1 0) ( 1 2 0) ( 0 1 0) ( 1 2 2) ( 0 0 1)

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Physical Properties of Roselite

Cleavage:

{010} Perfect, {???} Good

Color:

Dark rose red, Pink.

Density:

3.69

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Habit:

Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces.

Habit:

Mammillary - Larger "breast-like" rounded forms resembling botryoidal (e.g. malachite).

Habit:

Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates.

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

light red

Optical Properties of Roselite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.032 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1998,KPDmeas= 0.1977,KC= 0.1916
Ncalc = 1.7 - 1.71

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.725, b=1.728, g=1.735, bire=0.0100, 2V(Calc)=68, 2V(Meas)=small. Dispersion r > v weak.

Pleochroism (x):

dark rose.

Pleochroism (y):

pale rose.

Pleochroism (z):

paler rose.

Calculated Properties of Roselite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.54 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Roselite =3.69 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0017853601
Boson Index = 0.9982146399

Photoelectric:

PE_Roselite= 28.49 barns/electron
U=PE_Roselite x rElectron Density= 100.93 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Roselite is Not Radioactive

Roselite Classification

Dana Class:

40.02.03.01 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.02)where A++ (B++)2 (XO4) ï¿½ x(H2O)

(40.02.03)Roselite Subgroup (Monoclinic: P21/c)

40.02.03.01 Roselite Ca2(Co,Mg)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

40.02.03.02 Brandtite Ca2(Mn,Mg)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

40.02.03.03 Zincroselite Ca2Zn(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

40.02.03.04 Wendwilsonite Ca2(Mg,Co)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

40.02.03.05 Manganlotharmeyerite! Ca(Mn,Mg,)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.CG.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O

08.CG -With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1

08.CG.10 Brandtite Ca2(Mn,Mg)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.CG.10 Roselite Ca2(Co,Mg)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.CG.10 Roselite-beta Ca2(Co,Mg)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 1 or P1 Tri

08.CG.10 Zincroselite Ca2Zn(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.CG.10 Wendwilsonite Ca2(Mg,Co)(AsO4)2•2(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Roselite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Roselite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Roselite

Ca2(Co,Mg)(AsO4)2•2(H2O)
Dana No: 40.02.03.01 Strunz No: 08.CG.10
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