oosite Min.
(ˈəʊəsaɪt)
[ad. Ger. oosit (Marx, 1834), f. the name of the Oos valley, in the grand-duchy of Baden, where found: see -ite1 2 b.]
A mineral allied to Pinite.
| 1868 Dana Min. (ed. 5) 480 Oösite..is white to reddish or brownish-red, and occurs in 6- and 12-sided prisms. 1878 Lawrence tr. Cotta's Rocks Class. 38 Liebnerite and Oosite are like products. |