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From Vaux + -ite, after American mineral collector George Vaux Junior (1863-1927).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
vauxite
Today it means: A phosphate mineral of the laueite–paravauxite group. Full definition →
Today it means: A phosphate mineral of the laueite–paravauxite group. Full definition →
From Vaux + -ite, after American mineral collector George Vaux Junior (1863-1927).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.