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English
Etymology
From Vaux + -ite, after American mineral collector George Vaux Junior (1863-1927).
Noun
vauxite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A phosphate mineral of the laueite–paravauxite group.
Translations
a phosphate mineral
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 藍磷鐵礦 / 蓝磷铁矿 (lánlìntiěkuàng)
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Vauxite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “vauxite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.