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metavauxite

English

Etymology

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? + -ite

Noun

metavauxite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Metavauxite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database

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vauxite

English

Etymology

Vaux +? -ite, after American mineral collector George Vaux Junior (1863-1927).

Noun

vauxite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A phosphate mineral of the laueite–paravauxite group.

Related terms

  • metavauxite
  • paravauxite

Translations

Further reading

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

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