ekanite

English

Etymology

From the name of F. L. D. Ekanayake, who first described it, +‎ -ite.[1]

Noun

ekanite (usually uncountable, plural ekanites)

  1. (mineralogy) An uncommon mineral, one of very few gemstones that are naturally radioactive. (It contains thorium.)

Translations

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Ekanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “ekanite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. New Minerals, American Mineralogist

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.