fuenzalidaite

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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

  1. (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.