"vauxite" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Vaux + -ite, after American mineral collector George Vaux Junior (1863-1927). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Vaux|ite}} Vaux + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vauxite (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) A phosphate mineral of the laueite–paravauxite group. Wikipedia link: vauxite Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Related terms: metavauxite, paravauxite Translations (a phosphate mineral): 藍磷鐵礦 (Chinese Mandarin), 蓝磷铁矿 (lánlìntiěkuàng) (Chinese Mandarin)

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