turnerite

English

Etymology

From Turner +‎ -ite after English chemist and mineralogist C. H. Turner.

Noun

turnerite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of monazite with golden yellow to brownish yellow crystals.

References

• “turnerite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
• “turnerite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.