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

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iodine, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.

References

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