mendozavilite

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Etymology

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Named after Mexican geologist Heriberto Mendoza Avila (1924–), who discovered the mineral, +‎ -ite. The mineral was given the suffix of -NaFe in 2010 when more related species were discovered to differentiate it from other species of alternate element dominance.

Noun

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mendozavilite

  1. (mineralogy, outdated) A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.
  2. (mineralogy) A group of said minerals with a common chemical base.

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