metavanuralite
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From meta- + vanuralite. Named because it is a dehydrated form of vanuralite; mineralogical naming convention uses Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “above”) for minerals whose only difference is the hydration level.
Noun
[edit]metavanuralite
- (mineralogy) A triclinic lemon mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Metavanuralite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “metavanuralite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.