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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 yellowis...
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Thorite
Other varieties of thorite include "orangite", an orange variety, and "calciothorite", an impure variety with trace amounts of calcium.
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▪ I. thorite1 Min. (ˈθɔəraɪt) [a. Swed. thorit (Berzelius, 1828–9), f. Thor (as in thoria, thorium) + -ite1 2 b.] Hydrous silicate of thorium, occurring crystalline, massive, and compact, orange-yellow (orangite) to brownish-black or black, with a vitreous or resinous lustre.1832 [see thorium]. 1839...
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