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.

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Further reading

  • “Vauxite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • vauxite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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