abukumalite

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US/ˌæ.bəˈku.məˌlaɪt/US/əˈbu.kə.məˌlaɪt/

noun

A mineral, (Ca,Y)₅(P,Si)₃O₁₂(OH,F), that can contain uranium or thorium. The mineral was renamed britholite-(Y) in 1966 because of its similarity to britholite and because of its yttrium-dominant composition.

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britholite-(Y)
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Meanings

nounabukumalite (plural abukumalites)

plural abukumalites

  1. archaicchemistryA mineral, (Ca,Y)₅(P,Si)₃O₁₂(OH,F), that can contain uranium or thorium. The mineral was renamed britholite-(Y) in 1966 because of its similarity to britholite and because of its yttrium-dominant composition.

    Synonyms: britholite-(Y)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mineral, (Ca,Y)₅(P,Si)₃O₁₂(OH,F), that can contain uranium or thorium. The mineral was renamed britholite-(Y) in 1966 because of its similarity to britholite and because of its yttrium-dominant composition.

Similar
britholite-(Y)

Origin

Named for type locality Abukuma River (in Japan) where it was mined + -lite.

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APA

abukumalite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abukumalite

MLA

“abukumalite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abukumalite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abukumalite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abukumalite.

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