orangite Min.
(ˈɒrɪndʒaɪt)
[Named, 1851, from its colour.]
An orange variety of thorite.
| 1851 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. XII. 387 The mineral orangite which contains the metal thorium. 1865–72 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 788 The variety [of thorite] called orangite, found in the zircon-syenite near Brevig, is yellowish or yellow to brown, yields an orange-yellow powder. |