coffinite

English

Etymology

Coffin +‎ -ite, after Reuben Clare Coffin, American geologist.

Noun

coffinite (plural coffinites)

  1. (mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Coffinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “coffinite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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