studtite

English

Etymology

From Studt +‎ -ite.

From Franz Edward Studt, English prospector and geologist.

Noun

studtite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A secondary uranium mineral containing peroxide formed by the alpha-radiolysis of water during formation; it occurs as white yellow needlelike crystals often in acicular sprays.

Derived terms

• metastudtite

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: studtiitti

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• duettist