piretite

English

Etymology

Piret +‎ -ite, in honour of Paul Piret, Belgian crystallographer.

Noun

piretite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic lemon yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, selenium, and uranium.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Piretite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

Anagrams

• epitrite