galaxite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

galaxite (usually uncountable, plural galaxites)

  1. (mineralogy) A brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024), “Galaxite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • galaxite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.