galaxite

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noun

A brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.

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Meanings

noungalaxite (usually uncountable, plural galaxites)

plural galaxites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.

Origin

From Galax + -ite after the town of Galax, Virginia, USA.

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APA

galaxite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galaxite

MLA

“galaxite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galaxite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galaxite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galaxite.

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