vashegyite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hungarian Vashegy (literally “iron mountain”) (the old Hungarian name for the village of Železník, Slovakia where the mineral was discovered) + -ite.
Noun[edit]
vashegyite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
References[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Vashegyite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.