mendozavilite

Meaning

Noun

• A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.
• A group of said minerals with a common chemical base.

Origin

• , 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.