curite
[ kyoor-ahyt ]
noun
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb2U5O17·4H2O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
Origin of curite
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