Etymology

davidlloydite

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Today it means: A hydrated zinc arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Zn3(AsO4)2 · 4H2O. Full definition →

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The story

Named by F. C. Hawthorne, M. A. Cooper, Y. A. Abdu, N. A. Ball, M. E. Back, and K. T. Tait in 2011 in honor of David Lloyd (born 1943), a prominent mineral collector, with the suffix -ite.

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