chernobylite

See also: Chernobylite

English

Etymology

From Chernobyl +‎ -ite.

Noun

chernobylite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Further reading

• “chernobylite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.