turneriten.
/ˈtəːnərʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of monazite, occurring in yellow or brown crystals.
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turnerite1823
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1823 A. Lévy in Ann. Philos. New Ser. 5 242 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.
1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. §441 Turnerite; Aluminate of lime and magnesia.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (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.
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