Meanings
plural natroautunites
- countableuncountablechemistryA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lemon-yellow tetragonal mineral, which is a hydrated sodium uranyl phosphate
Origin
From natro- + autunite meaning containing autunite containing sodium. Named in 1957 by A. A. Chernikov, O. V. Krutetskaya, and N. I. Organova.
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