fuenzalidaite
English
Etymology
Named by Judith A. Konnert et al. in 1994 in honour of Humberto Fuenzalida Villegas (1904-1966), founder of the Chilean School of Geology within the University of Chile and the Geological Society of Chile
Fuenzalida + -ite
Noun
fuenzalidaite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iodine, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
References
- “Fuenzalidaite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.