phosphuranylite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

phosphuranylite

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

Further reading

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

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