different between delvauxite vs borickite

delvauxite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French delvauxite, from J S P J Delvaux de Feuffe (1782-1863), Belgian chemist, +? -ite.

Noun

delvauxite (plural delvauxites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow or brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass or stalactites.

Synonyms

  • borickite

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Delvauxite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “delvauxite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

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borickite

English

Noun

borickite (plural borickites)

  1. (mineralogy) Alternate name for delvauxite.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Borickite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “borickite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

borickite From the web:

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