apexite

English

Etymology

Named after the type locality: Apex mine, Nevada.

Apex + -ite

Noun

apexite (plural apexites)

  1. (mineralogy) A colourless triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, sodium, oxygen and phosphorus.

References
  • “apexite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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