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Vauxite is a phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·6. It belongs to the laueite – paravauxite group, paravauxite subgroup, although Mindat puts it as a member of the vantasselite Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃·9H₂O group.
Named in honor of George Vaux, Jr. (18 December 1863, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 24 October 1927, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA), attorney, photographer, and mineral collector of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was nephew of mineral collector William S. Vaux (1811-1882). His collection, that reached about 10,000 specimens of 850 species, went to Bryn Mawr College after his death.