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Named after Belgian geologist Fernard Delhaye (1880–1946), who worked in the type locality of Zaire, + -lite.
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delhayelite
Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur. Full definition →