delhayelite
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after Belgian geologist Fernard Delhaye (1880–1946), who worked in the type locality of Zaire, + -lite.
Noun edit
delhayelite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Delhayelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “delhayelite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.