achávalite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named achavalite in 1939 after Luis Achával (1870-1938), civil engineer and Professor at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Renamed achávalite by the IMA in 2015.
Achával + -ite
Noun[edit]
achávalite
- (mineralogy) A dark grey hexagonal mineral containing iron and selenium.
References[edit]
- “achávalite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.