Formula: CaV2O6.4H2O
Origin of name: for C. Ross, American geologist
Crystal system: triclinic
Crystal class: -1
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Colour: yellow
Diaphaneity: transparent
Luster: vitreous to pearly
Habit: small glassy kernels in metarossite
Hardness: 2 to 3
Specific gravity: 2.43
Cleavage: 1; {010} good
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