fuenzalidaite

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noun

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iodine, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iodine, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.

Origin

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

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