oppenheimerite

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noun

A triclinic mineral that is a mixed hydrated sodium sulfate and uranate

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Meanings

nounoppenheimerite (countable and uncountable, plural oppenheimerites)

plural oppenheimerites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA triclinic mineral that is a mixed hydrated sodium sulfate and uranate

Origin

Named in 2015 by Anthony R. Kampf et al. in honour of Dr. Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), physicist on the Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer + -ite

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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