A mineral, a type of tourmaline that is typically colored a reddish-brown or amber tone.
Named after foxes due to the reddish-brown coloring resembling a fox's fur, with the mineral suffix '-ite' (common in mineralogy for naming new mineral discoveries).
Mineralogists named this tourmaline 'foxite' purely because of its fox-colored reddish-brown hue—it's a great example of how scientists use everyday objects as reference points when discovering new materials. The name helps you instantly picture what it looks like without ever seeing it.
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