uran-
(ˈjʊərən)
combining form of uranite, uranium, occurring in a few terms, as uranatemnite, etc. (see quots.).
Cf. G. Uran-ocher, -oxyd, -vitriol; F. uranochre.
| 1843 E. J. Chapman Min. 104 *Uranatemnite. (Pitchblende.)..Sk. black; no cleavage. |
| 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 40/1 Carbonate of Uranium, *Uran Bloom. |
| 1805 Phil. Trans. XCV. 348 If this mineral be the *Uran-glimmer [= uran-mica]. 1837 Dana Min. 246 Uranite. Uranalus Quadratus...Chalcolite-Uranglimmer. |
| 1816 Jameson Syst. Min. (ed. 2) III. 553 Uranium. This Order contains three species, viz. Pitch-ore, *Uran-mica, and Uran-ochre. 1855 Orr's Circ. Sci., Geol., etc. 548 Autunite.—Yellow Uranite, Uran-mica, Phosphate of Uranium. |
| 1812 Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. 424 Uranium..may be procured from the ores called Pechblende, and *Uranochre. 1855 Orr's Circ. Sci., Geol., etc. 506 Pechuran.—Pitch Blende, Uran Ochre,..Oxide of Uranium. |
| c 1840 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VI. 518/2 Pitchblende. *Uran-pitch-ore. |
| 1850 Ansted Elem. Geol., Min., etc. §492 Johannite, *Uran vitriol, sulphate of uranium. |