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English
Etymology
Named after Khorixas District, Namibia, where the type locality can be found.
Khorixas + -ite
Noun
khorixasite
- (mineralogy) A yellow-green monoclinic mineral that contains bismuth, copper, hydrogen, oxygen and vanadium.
References
- Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.