rosenbuschite
/rəʊznˈbʊʃʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A rare rock-forming mineral containing zirconium, occurring as slender orange or grey crystals, especially in nepheline-syenites and pegmatites.
- Rosenbuschite is a fluorine-containing silicate of calcium, sodium, zirconium, and titanium, (Ca,Na)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O8F. Crystal system: triclinic..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From the name of Karl Harry Ferdinand Rosenbusch, German mineralogist and petrographer + -ite, after Danish rosenbuschit.