fuenzalidaite
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
fuenzalidaite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iodine, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Fuenzalidaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.