mendozavilite
nounEtymology Named after Mexican geologist Heriberto Mendoza Avila (1924–), who discovered the mineral, + -ite. The mineral was given the suffix of -NaFe in 2010 when more related species were discovered to differentiate it from other species of alternate element dominance.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Archaic A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A group of said minerals with a common chemical base.
- Derived terms
- mendozavilite-KCa, mendozavilite-NaCu, mendozavilite-NaFe, paramendozavilite