torbernite

English

Etymology

Torben +‎ -ite. From Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), Swedish chemist.

Noun

torbernite (countable and uncountable, plural torbernites)

  1. (mineralogy) A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.

Synonyms

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