cacoxenite
English
Alternative forms
- cacoxene
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ξένος (xénos, “guest”) because the phosphorous content of cacoxenite lessens the quality of iron smelted from ore containing it.
Noun
cacoxenite
- (chemistry) A soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish clumps: hydrated iron aluminum phosphate oxide: (Fe,Al)25(PO4)17O6(OH)12·17H2O.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Cacoxenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “cacoxenite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
- Cacoxenite fact page
Anagrams
- excecation