Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Dana (1849–1935), mineralogist and physicist. From the name of K. W. Nose + -lite, after German Noselith.
Definition of noselite in US English:
noselite
nounˈnəʊzəlʌɪt
Mineralogy
= nosean.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Dana (1849–1935), mineralogist and physicist. From the name of K. W. Nose + -lite, after German Noselith.