coffinite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

coffinite (plural coffinites)

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

Further reading

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