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uranite|ˈjʊərənaɪt|
[a. G. uranit (Klaproth, 1789), or F. uranite, f. uran-ium + -ite1 2 b, 4.]
†1. Chem. = uranium 1. Obs.
1794G. Pearson Table Chem. Nomencl. 20 One new Metal, the Uranite, was discovered by Klaproth in 1790 [sic]. 1796Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) II. 301 Uranite..is soluble in the nitrous acid. 1821Ure Dict. Chem. & Min., Uranite or Uranium, a new metallic substance, discovered by the celebrated Klaproth in the mineral called Pechblende.
2. Min. An ore or mineral composed largely of uranium, and consisting of the two varieties autunite and torbernite.
1802Paris as it was II. lxix. 385 A collection of tin ore, cobalt, uranite, &c. from Saxony. 1815A. Aikin Mineralogy (ed. 2) 138 Uranite, Uran glimmer W.,..occurs crystallized in rectangular prisms and tables. 1839Ure Dict. Arts 1263 A double phosphate of uranium and copper, called green uranite, and uran mica, occurs in Cornwall. 1866Roscoe Elem. Chem. 203 Uranium..existing combined in two somewhat rare minerals, pitchblende and uranite. |