becquerelite

English

Etymology

Named after French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel +‎ -ite.

Noun

becquerelite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Becquerelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“becquerelite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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