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torbernite

/tawr-ber-nahyt/US // ˈtɔr bərˌnaɪt //UK // (ˈtɔːbəˌnaɪt) //

蝾螈石,蝾螈,蝾螈岩,龟甲石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mineral, hydrated copper uranium phosphate, CuU2P2O12⋅12H2O, occurring in square tabular crystals of a bright-green color: a minor ore of uranium; copper uranite.

Examples

  • The colour is sulphur-yellow, and this enables the mineral to be distinguished at a glance from the emerald-green torbernite.

  • Though closely resembling the tetragonal torbernite in form, it crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and is optically biaxial.