vanuxemite

[After Mr. Vanuxem; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A white, ma ive mineral substance, occur Voyages, 84. *2. To overcome or defeat in any contest, as in an argument. *3. To confute, to refute; to prove erroneous or unfounded; to upset. "This bold a ertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise."- Atterbury . *4. To overpower, to prostrate. "Sorrow and grief have vanquished all my powers." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. II., ii. 1. Hardne , 2.5-3; specific gravity, 2.5. An analysis gave: Silica, 35.64; alumina, 1170; protoxide of zinc, 32-48-36'0; water, 14.80-1988. As Dana points out, this cannot be regarded as a distinct species, but rather as a mixture of clay with hydrated silicate of zinc.