cacoxenite
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English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ξένος (xénos, “guest”) because the phosphorous content of cacoxenite lessens the quality of iron smelted from ore containing it.
Noun
cacoxenite
- (inorganic chemistry, mineralogy) A soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish clumps: hydrated iron aluminum phosphate oxide: (Fe,Al)25(PO4)17O6(OH)12·17H2O.
Further reading
Cacoxenite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Cacoxenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “cacoxenite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
- Cacoxenite fact page
