chernobylite

English

Etymology

Chernobyl +‎ -ite

Noun

chernobylite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Further reading

  • chernobylite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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