piretite

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English

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Etymology

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Piret +‎ -ite, in honour of Paul Piret, Belgian crystallographer.

Noun

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piretite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic lemon yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, selenium, and uranium.

References

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Piretite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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