Etymology

phoxite

P3H4O1X8I1T1E1

Today it means: A mineral containing ammonium, magnesium, phosphate and oxalate Full definition →

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The story

From ph (for phosphate) + ox (for oxalate) + -ite, named by Anthony R. Kampf, Aaron J. Celestian, Barbara P. Nash and Joe Marty in 2019.

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