davidlloydite

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Etymology[edit]

Named by F. C. Hawthorne, M. A. Cooper, Y. A. Abdu, N. A. Ball, M. E. Back, and K. T. Tait in 2011 in honor of David Lloyd (born 1943), a prominent mineral collector, with the suffix -ite.

Noun[edit]

davidlloydite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A hydrated zinc arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Zn3(AsO4)2 · 4H2O.

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