Formula : Ca2(Co,Mg)[AsO4]2 * 2 H2O
System: monoclinic Hardness:3½ Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VII/C.17-100 -
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Name origin: Named in 1824 by Armand Levy in honor of German mineralogist Gustav Rose [March 18, 1798 Berlin, Germany – July 15, 1873 Berlin, Germany], Professor of Mineralogy, University of Berlin.
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