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Definition of autunite in English: autunitenoun ˈɔːtʌnʌɪtôˈtənīt mass nounA yellow mineral occurring as square crystals which fluoresce in ultraviolet light. It is a hydrated phosphate of calcium and uranium. Example sentencesExamples - An important historical summary of autunite and other uranium mineral occurrences in the northeastern states can be found in Cooper.
- Excellent pale yellow groups of autunite crystals to 1 cm occur in joints cutting sandstone at Novoveska Huta, Slovakia.
- Only a sight identification has been done on this mineral; it may be some other mineral of the autunite group.
- Northrop lists several New Mexico localities at which ‘museum-quality’ specimens of autunite have been found.
- As in Nevada, autunite has been reported from a variety of scattered California localities.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Autun, the name of a town in eastern France, + -ite1. Definition of autunite in US English: autunitenounôˈtənīt A yellow or pale green mineral occurring as square crystals that fluoresce in ultraviolet light. It is a hydrated phosphate of calcium and uranium. Example sentencesExamples - Excellent pale yellow groups of autunite crystals to 1 cm occur in joints cutting sandstone at Novoveska Huta, Slovakia.
- An important historical summary of autunite and other uranium mineral occurrences in the northeastern states can be found in Cooper.
- As in Nevada, autunite has been reported from a variety of scattered California localities.
- Only a sight identification has been done on this mineral; it may be some other mineral of the autunite group.
- Northrop lists several New Mexico localities at which ‘museum-quality’ specimens of autunite have been found.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Autun, the name of a town in eastern France, + -ite. |