zavalíaite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of María Florencia de Fátima Márquez-Zavalía (born 1955), researcher and Head of the Department of Mineralogy at the National Research Council of Argentina, for her contributions to Argentinian mineralogy.

Zavalía + -ite

Noun

zavalíaite

1. (mineralogy) A colourless monoclinic mineral containing oxygen, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, and iron.

References

• “zavalíaite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.