English Explanatory Dictionary

torbernite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

torbernite torbernites

Etymology

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

Synonyms

copper uranite cuprouranite
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