autunite

English

Autunite

Etymology

Autun +‎ -ite, after Autun, France, near which it was discovered in 1852.

Noun

autunite (countable and uncountable, plural autunites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals, Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O.

Further reading

  • “Autunite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • autunite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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