galaxite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Galax + -ite after the town of Galax, Virginia, USA.
Noun
editgalaxite (usually uncountable, plural galaxites)
- (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.