znucalite

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

znucalite (uncountable)

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

Further reading edit

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

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