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coffinite Min.|ˈkɒfɪnaɪt|
[f. the name of R. C. Coffin, U.S. geologist: see -ite1.]
A black hydrous silicate of uranium.
1954A. Rosenzweig et al. in Econ. Geol. XLIX. 356 ‘Coffinite’ is being investigated by the Trace Elements Laboratory of the U.S. Geol. Survey. 1955Science CXXI. 608/2 A new extremely radioactive black mineral from the La Sal No. 2 mine, Mesa County, Colorado..has been named coffinite in honor of Reuben Clare Coffin. 1958Sunday Times 26 Feb. 19/2 A speckled, blackish mineral called coffinite. |