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vauxite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A phosphate mineral of the laueite–paravauxite group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

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

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 藍磷鐵礦 /蓝磷铁矿 (lánlìntiěkuàng) — a phosphate mineral