| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| italia | eritrite, eritrina |
| ranska | érythrite, érythrine |
| Monikko | erythrites |
(mineralogy) Red cobalt, a secondary hydrated arsenate of cobalt minerals with the formula (Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O).
Arsenate mineral – Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O – Ery – 8.CE.40 – 40.03.06.03 – Monoclinic – Prismatic (2/m) – (C2/m) – Crimson to peach-red, pale rose, or pink, may be zoned – Radial or stellate aggregates, fibrous, drusy; usually powdery and massive – rarely as striated prismatic crystals – Perfect on {010}; poor on {100} and {102}. Sectile – 1.5–2.5 – Subadamantine, pearly on cleavages – Pale red to pink – Transparent to translucent – 3.06 – Biaxial (+) – Nα = 1.626 – 1.629 nβ = 1.662 – 1.663 nγ = 1.699 – 1.701 – Δ = 0.073 – Visible: X = pale pinkish to pale rose; Y = pale violet to pale violet-rose; Z = deep red.