coffiniten.
/ˈkɒfɪnʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A black hydrous silicate of uranium.
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1954 A. Rosenzweig et al. in Econ. Geol. XLIX. 356 ‘Coffinite’ is being investigated by the Trace Elements Laboratory of the U.S. Geol. Survey.
1955 Science CXXI. 608/2 A new extremely radioactive black mineral from the La Sal No. 2 mine, Mesa County, Colorado..has been named coffinite in honor of Reuben Clare Coffin.
1958 Sunday Times 26 Feb. 19/2 A speckled, blackish mineral called coffinite.
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