wilcoxite

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noun

A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.

Origin

From Wilcox + -ite, after William Wilcox (?-1880), discoverer of the Wilcox district of New Mexico in 1879.

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APA

wilcoxite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilcoxite

MLA

“wilcoxite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilcoxite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wilcoxite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilcoxite.

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