autunite

English

Autunite

Etymology

From Autun +‎ -ite, after Autun, France, near which it was discovered in 1852.

Noun

autunite (countable and uncountable, plural autunites)

1. (mineralogy) A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals, Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O.

Derived terms

• autunitic
• meta-autunite
• natroautunite

Translations

mineral

• Czech: autunit m
• Finnish: autuniitti
• German: Autunit (de) m
• Polish: autunit (pl) m
• Turkish: otinit

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Autunite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “autunite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.