znucalite

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English

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Etymology

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From the chemical symbols Zn (zinc) and U (uranium), the word calcium, and -ite.

Noun

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znucalite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A fluorescent radioactive mineral with the chemical formula CaZn11(UO2)(CO3)3(OH)20·4(H2O).

Further reading

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