delhayelite

English

Etymology

Named after Belgian geologist Fernard Delhaye (1880–1946), who worked in the type locality of Zaire, +‎ -lite.

Noun

delhayelite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Derived terms

• hydrodelhayelite

 

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Delhayelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “delhayelite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.