English edit

Etymology edit

Named by J. Brugger et al. in 2000 in honour of Walter Cabalzar (1919-2007), amateur mineralogist who discovered grischunite and geigerite.

Cabalzar + -ite

Noun edit

cabalzarite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

References edit

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