ranunculite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin ranunculus (“buttercup”) + -ite for its golden yellow color.
Noun
[edit]ranunculite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Ranunculite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “ranunculite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.