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curite

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[kyoor-ahyt] / ˈkjʊər aɪt /

noun

  1. a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.

Etymology

Origin of curite

< French (1921), after Pierre Curie; see -ite 1

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