clarkeite

English

Etymology

Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847-1931), American mineral chemist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

clarkeite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange.

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

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