phurcalite
English
Etymology
For its composition of (PH)osphorus, (UR)anium and (CAL)cium, + -ite.
Noun
phurcalite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Phurcalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “phurcalite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.