phurcalite
English
editEtymology
editFor its composition of (PH)osphorus, (UR)anium and (CAL)cium, + -ite.
Noun
editphurcalite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Phurcalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “phurcalite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.