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zeunerite

noun
zeu·​ner·​ite | \ ˈzȯinəˌrÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of zeunerite

: a mineral Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2.10−16H2O consisting of a hypothetical hydrous copper uranium arsenate analogous to torbernite, autunite, uranocircite, saléeite, and uranospinite and found in natural specimens that generally prove to be metazeunerite

History and Etymology for zeunerite

German zeunerit, from Gustav Zeuner †1907 German physicist and engineer + German -it -ite

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