Etymology

vashegyite

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Today it means: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →

Hungarian Vashegy
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  1. Hungarian · derived fromVashegy
  2. English todayvashegyite

From Hungarian Vashegy (literally “iron mountain”) (the old Hungarian name for the village of Železník, Slovakia where the mineral was discovered) + -ite.

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