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turnerite Min.|ˈtɜːnəraɪt|
[f. the name of C. H. Turner + -ite1.]
A variety of monazite, occurring in yellow or brown crystals.
1823A. Levy in Ann. Philos. V. 242 Mr. Heuland has proposed to me to call it Turnerite, from the name of the gentleman in whose collection it was first noticed as a distinct species. 1850Ansted Elem. Geol., Min. etc. §441 Turnerite; Aluminate of lime and magnesia. 1868Dana Min. (ed. 5) 540 Turnerite is isomorphous with monazite, and like it in cleavage and color... It is known only in rare crystals... Lustre adamantine; color yellow or brown. |