erythrite

[ih-rith-rahyt, er-uh-thrahyt]

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noun

a mineral, hydrous cobalt arsenate, Co 3 As 2 O 8 ⋅8H 2 O, occurring as a powdery, usually red incrustation on cobalt minerals; cobalt bloom.
erythritol.

erythrite

/ ɪˈ��ɪθ��ɪ�� /

noun

Also called: cobalt bloom.��a pink to purple secondary mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Co 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 .8H 2 O
another name for erythritol

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Word History and Origins

Origin of erythrite¹

First recorded in 1835–45; erythr- ( def. ) + -ite ¹

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Under weathering conditions these minerals oxidize readily to form asbolite, a mixture of cobalt and manganese oxides, and the pink arsenate, erythrite or "cobalt bloom."

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erythrism erythritol

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