phurcalite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

phurcalite (uncountable)

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

Further reading

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