aheylite
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English
Etymology
From a (first letter of Allen) + heyl + -ite, named after Allen V. Heyl, a geologist for the United States Geological Survey.
Pronunciation
Noun
aheylite (plural aheylites)
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Aheylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “aheylite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.