Research Results For 'Nosean'

NOSEAN

Nosean is a sodium aluminium silicate sulphate mineral with a vitreous lustre discovered by the German mineralogist Karl Nose, after whom it is named, and confirmed as a distinct species in 1815. Nosean is found in extrusive igneous rocks, especially in alkali-rich, silica-poor lavas, and in phonolite. It has a relative hardness of 5 to 5.5.
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