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leucoxene

noun
leu·​cox·​ene | \ lüˈkäkËŒsÄ“n\
plural -s

Definition of leucoxene

: a mineral consisting mostly of rutile and partly of anatase or sphene occurring in some igneous rocks from the alteration of ilmenite

History and Etymology for leucoxene

German leukoxen, from leuk- leuc- + -xen -xene

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