English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French delvauxite, from J S P J Delvaux de Feuffe (1782-1863), Belgian chemist, +‎ -ite.

Noun edit

delvauxite (plural delvauxites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow or brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass or stalactites.

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

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