tho·rite (thôr  t , th r-)n. A vitreous brownish-yellow to black radioactive mineral, essentially ThSiO4, an ore of thorium. |
thorite [ˈθɔːraɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a yellow, brownish, or black radioactive mineral consisting of tetragonal thorium silicate. It occurs in coarse granite and is a source of thorium. Formula: ThSiO4
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| Noun | 1. | thorite - a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite atomic number 90, thorium, Th - a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
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