phurcalite

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English

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Etymology

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For its composition of (PH)osphorus, (UR)anium and (CAL)cium, +‎ -ite.

Noun

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phurcalite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.

Further reading

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