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/fəːˈɡɑːnʌɪt//ˈfəːɡənʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A hydrated vanadate of uranium.
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1910 Mineral. Mag. 15 421 Ferganite.
1925 Mineral. Mag. 20 294 It has already been suggested by K. A. Nenadkevich that ferganite is identical with tyuyamunite... On the other hand, ferganite may represent a leached or weathered product of tyuyamunite.
1958 E. W. Heinrich Mineral. & Geol. Radioact. Raw Materials ii. 106 Ferghanite. Supposedly U3(VO4)2·6H2O.
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