uranite
(ˈjʊərənaɪt)
[a. G. uranit (Klaproth, 1789), or F. uranite, f. uran-ium + -ite1 2 b, 4.]
† 1. Chem. = uranium 1. Obs.
| 1794 G. Pearson Table Chem. Nomencl. 20 One new Metal, the Uranite, was discovered by Klaproth in 1790 [sic]. 1796 Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) II. 301 Uranite..is soluble in the nitrous acid. 1821 Ure Dict. Chem. & Min., Uranite or Uranium, a new metallic substance, discovered by the celebrated Klaproth in the mineral called Pechblende. |
2. Min. An ore or mineral composed largely of uranium, and consisting of the two varieties autunite and torbernite.
| 1802 Paris as it was II. lxix. 385 A collection of tin ore, cobalt, uranite, &c. from Saxony. 1815 A. Aikin Mineralogy (ed. 2) 138 Uranite, Uran glimmer W.,..occurs crystallized in rectangular prisms and tables. 1839 Ure Dict. Arts 1263 A double phosphate of uranium and copper, called green uranite, and uran mica, occurs in Cornwall. 1866 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 203 Uranium..existing combined in two somewhat rare minerals, pitchblende and uranite. |