cleveite

British  

/ ˈkliːvaɪt /

noun

1. a crystalline variety of the mineral uranitite

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Etymology

Origin of cleveite

C19: named after P. T. Cleve (1840–1905), Swedish chemist; see _-ite ¹

Example Sentences

Helium, hē′li-um, n. a substance discovered by Lockyer in the sun's atmosphere, found by Ramsay in the rare Norwegian mineral cleveite.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Above the photosphere comes a stratum of cooler vapours and gases, namely, hydrogen and helium, a very light element recently found on the earth, along with argon, in the rare mineral cleveite.

From A Trip to Venus by Munro, John