phosphuranylite

English

Etymology

For its composition, a phosphorus-bearing mineral with a uranyl anion base, +‎ -ite.

Noun

phosphuranylite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and uranium.

Further reading

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