autunite Min.
(ˈɔːtʌnaɪt)
[named (in 1852) from Autun, in France + -ite.]
A hydrous phosphate of lime and uranium, of citron- or sulphur-yellow colour; also called lime-uranite.
| 1852 Brooke & Miller Phillips' Elem. Introd. Min. 519 Autunite..found in crystals, massive, and investing other minerals, in granite at St. Symphorien near Autun. 1868 Dana Min. 586. 1957 Financial Times Ann. Rev. Brit. Industry 39/3 Others [sc. secondary ore minerals] from which smaller amounts of uranium have been produced, are..the phosphates autunite and torbernite. |