andersonite

English

Etymology

Anderson +‎ -ite, after Charles Alfred Anderson (1902-1990) of the United States Geological Survey.

Noun

andersonite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare uranium carbonate mineral found in sandstone-hosted uranium.

Further reading
  • “Andersonite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “andersonite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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