uranopilite

English

Etymology

From uranium + Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “felt”) +‎ -ite, alluding to its composition and habit (containing uranium) and felt-like appearance.

Noun

uranopilite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A fluorescent radioactive mineral, hydrated uranyl sulfate hydroxide.

See also

• uranopilite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

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