coffinite

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English

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Etymology

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From Coffin +‎ -ite, after Reuben Clare Coffin, American geologist.

Noun

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coffinite (plural coffinites)

  1. (mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Coffinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “coffinite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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