thornasite

English

Etymology

thorium + Na (“symbol for sodium”) + Si (“symbol for silicon”) + -ite

Noun

thornasite

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and thorium.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Thornasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

Anagrams

• anorthites