studtite
Meanings
noun
- A secondary uranium mineral containing peroxide formed by the alpha-radiolysis of water during formation; it occurs as white yellow needlelike crystals often in acicular sprays.
Word forms
Etymology
From Studt + -ite. From Franz Edward Studt, English prospector and geologist.
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