clarkeite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847-1931), American mineral chemist, +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

clarkeite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A uranium oxide mineral of variable composition and uncertain structure, its colour varying from dark brown to orange.

Further reading[edit]

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

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