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tho·ri·a·nite

(thôr′ē-ə-nīt′)

A highly radioactive blackish, greenish, or yellow mineral, ThO₂, isomorphous with uraninite.

[thoria + -an + -ite.]

thorianite

(ˈθɔːrɪəˌnaɪt)

(Minerals) a rare black mineral consisting of thorium and uranium oxides. Formula: ThO2.U3O8

tho•ri•a•nite

(ˈθɔr i əˌnaɪt, ˈθoʊr-)

n.

a rare, black, radioactive mineral, mainly thoria, ThO₂, usu. found mixed with uranium, dioxide, and rare-earth metals: a minor source of thorium.

[1900–05; thorian (thori (a) + -an²) + -ite¹]

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