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From ph (for phosphate) + ox (for oxalate) + -ite, named by Anthony R. Kampf, Aaron J. Celestian, Barbara P. Nash and Joe Marty in 2019.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A mineral containing ammonium, magnesium, phosphate and oxalate Full definition →
From ph (for phosphate) + ox (for oxalate) + -ite, named by Anthony R. Kampf, Aaron J. Celestian, Barbara P. Nash and Joe Marty in 2019.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.