vantasselite

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noun

A rare, white, orthorhombic aluminium phosphate mineral.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounvantasselite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA rare, white, orthorhombic aluminium phosphate mineral.

Origin

Named after Belgian mineralogist René Van Tassel (1916–2013), + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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