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torbernite
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tor·bern·ite  (tôrbr-nt)
n.
A green radioactive mineral that is a hydrous crystalline phosphate of uranium and copper.
[After Torbern Olof Bergman (1735-1784), Swedish chemist.]
torbernite [ˈtɔːbəˌnaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a green secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper uranium phosphate in the form of square platelike crystals. Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2.12H2O
[named after Torbern O. Bergman (1735-84), Swedish chemist; see -ite1]
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