clarkeite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847-1931), American mineral chemist, + -ite.
Noun
[edit]clarkeite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Clarkeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “clarkeite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.