vauquelinite

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noun

A complex mineral, a combined chromate and phosphate of copper and lead.

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Meanings

nounvauquelinite (plural vauquelinites)

plural vauquelinites

  1. chemistryA complex mineral, a combined chromate and phosphate of copper and lead.

Origin

Louis Vauquelin (1763-1829), French chemist, and -ite.

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APA

vauquelinite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vauquelinite

MLA

“vauquelinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vauquelinite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vauquelinite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vauquelinite.

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