rhodizite Min.
(ˈrəʊdɪzaɪt)
[ad. G. rhodizit (Rosé), f. Gr. ῥοδίζειν to be red, from ῥόδον rose.]
Borate of aluminum and potassium: so called because it colours the blowpipe-flame red.
| 1836 T. Thomson Min., Geol., etc. I. 679 Rhodizite dissolves with great difficulty in muriatic acid. 1882 Dana Min. 206 Rhodizite,..supposed to be a lime-boracite. |