torbernite

Meanings

Plural: torbernites

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

copper uranite, cuprouranite

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