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Etymology

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thorium + Na (symbol for sodium) + Si (symbol for silicon) + -ite

Noun

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thornasite

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and thorium.

References

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

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