thornasite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]thorium + Na (“symbol for sodium”) + Si (“symbol for silicon”) + -ite
Noun
[edit]thornasite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and thorium.
References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Thornasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.