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From Studt + -ite. From Franz Edward Studt, English prospector and geologist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A secondary uranium mineral containing peroxide formed by the alpha-radiolysis of water during formation; it occurs as white yellow needlelike crystals often in acicular sprays. Full definition →
From Studt + -ite. From Franz Edward Studt, English prospector and geologist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.