English edit

Etymology edit

Named after Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), the peasant hero of the Mexican revolution.

Zapata + -lite

Noun edit

zapatalite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal light blue mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

References edit

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Zapatalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.