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autunite

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au·tun·ite  (-tnt, ôt-nt)
n.
A yellowish, fluorescent minor ore of uranium with the composition Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O.
[After Autun, a city of east-central France.]
autunite [ˈɔːtəˌnaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a yellowish fluorescent radioactive mineral consisting of a hydrated calcium uranium phosphate in tetragonal crystalline form. It is found in uranium ores. Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2.10-12H2O
[named after Autun in France, one of the places where it was found, + -ite1]


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