chernobylite
See also: Chernobylite
English
Etymology
Chernobyl + -ite
Noun
chernobylite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Further reading
- “chernobylite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.