natroautunite

English

Etymology

natro- +‎ autunite meaning containing autunite containing sodium. Named in 1957 by A. A. Chernikov, O. V. Krutetskaya, and N. I. Organova.

Noun

natroautunite (countable and uncountable, plural natroautunites)

  1. (mineralogy) A lemon-yellow tetragonal mineral, which is a hydrated sodium uranyl phosphate

Synonyms
  • sodium autunite used for this mineral for part of 1957
  • meta-natroautunite renamed to this officially in 1994
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