achávalite

noun

A dark grey hexagonal mineral containing iron and selenium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA dark grey hexagonal mineral containing iron and selenium.

Origin

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

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APA

achávalite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ach%C3%A1valite

MLA

“achávalite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ach%C3%A1valite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achávalite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ach%C3%A1valite.

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