vashegyite

English

Etymology

From Hungarian Vashegy (literally “iron mountain”) (the old Hungarian name for the village of Železník, Slovakia where the mineral was discovered) +‎ -ite.

Noun

vashegyite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

References

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Vashegyite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.