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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AUTUNITE

Named after Autun in France, one of the places where it was found, + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AUTUNITE

autunite  [ˈɔːtəˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTUNITE

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Autunite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AUTUNITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

autunite

Autunite

Autunite with formula: Ca22·10-12H2O is a yellow - greenish fluorescent mineral with a hardness of 2 - 2½. Autunite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and often occurs as tabular square crystals. Due to the moderate uranium content of 48.27% it is radioactive and also used as uranium ore. If the mineral dries out, it converts to meta-autunite-I, which can turn into meta-autunite-II after heating. These two subsequent minerals are very rare in nature. For scientific studies it is recommended to store the mineral in a sealed container to minimize the water loss. Museums are known to have covered the mineral with lacquer to avoid drying of the mineral. Autunite was discovered in 1852 near Autun, France. It occurs as an oxidation product of uranium minerals in granite pegmatites and hydrothermal deposits. Associate minerals include metaautunite, torbernite, phosphuranylite, saleeite, uranophane and sabugalite.

Definition of autunite in the English dictionary

The definition of autunite in the dictionary is a yellowish fluorescent radioactive mineral consisting of a hydrated calcium uranium phosphate in tetragonal crystalline form. It is found in uranium ores. Formula: Ca22.10–12H2O.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUTUNITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
amazonite
ˈæməzəˌnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
austenite
ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt
babingtonite
ˈbæbɪŋtəˌnaɪt
bentonite
ˈbɛntəˌnaɪt
cummingtonite
ˈkʌmɪŋtəˌnaɪt
Gilsonite
ˈɡɪlsəˌnaɪt
hessonite
ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
limonite
ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt
Masonite
ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
morganite
ˈmɔːɡəˌnaɪt
suburbanite
səˈbɜːbəˌnaɪt
taconite
ˈtækəˌnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
titanite
ˈtaɪtəˌnaɪt
vulcanite
ˈvʌlkəˌnaɪt
wollastonite
ˈwʊləstəˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTUNITE

autotrophic
autotrophically
autotrophy
autotune
autotype
autotypic
autotypography
autotypy
autovac
autowinder
autoworker
autoxidation
autumn
autumn crocus
autumn equinox
autumnal
autumnal equinox
autumnally
autumny

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTUNITE

alunite
braunite
definite
disunite
dunite
finite
granite
gunite
ignite
ilmenite
indefinite
infinite
kaolinite
munite
nite
reunite
tonite
Tribunite
unite
Venite

Synonyms and antonyms of autunite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «autunite» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

钙铀云母
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autunita
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autunite
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Translator English - Hindi

autunite
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Translator English - Arabic

autunite
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Translator English - Russian

autunite
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Translator English - Portuguese

autunite
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Translator English - Bengali

autunite
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Translator English - French

autunite
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Translator English - Malay

Autunite
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Translator English - German

Autunit
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Translator English - Japanese

リン灰ウラン石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

autunite
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Translator English - Javanese

Autunite
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Translator English - Vietnamese

autunite
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Translator English - Tamil

autunite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वयंशिक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

autunite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autunite
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Translator English - Polish

autunite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

autunite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autunite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

autunite
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Translator English - Afrikaans

autunite
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Translator English - Swedish

autunite
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

autunite
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Trends of use of autunite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTUNITE»

The term «autunite» is normally little used and occupies the 150.690 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTUNITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about autunite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTUNITE»

Discover the use of autunite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to autunite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Systematic Mineralogy of Uranium and Thorium
The early study by W. Phillips (1816) on the crystallization of "oxide of uranium" from Cornwall included both torbernite and autunite. The so-called metakalkuranit of Rinne (1901a), obtained by heating autunite, probably is a lower hydrate, ...
Clifford Frondel, 1958
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Cambridge Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
Distinguishing features Color, cleavage. Occurrence Torbemite and autunite occur together as secondary minerals in the oxidized parts of veins containing uraninite and copper minerals. At atmospheric temperatures, torbemite loses some of ...
Arthur Clive Bishop, Alan Robert Woolley, William Roger Hamilton, 1999
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Crystal Medicine
AUTUNITE. Crystal System: Tetragonal Cell Salt: Hydrous phosphate of calcium and uranium, often with some barium and magnesium Color: Strongly fluorescent ; lemon to sulphur yellow, yellow-green or green Energy: Magnetic Element: ...
Marguerite Elsbeth, 1997
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Waste Management Research Trends
Synthetic sodium meta-autunite I, Na2[(UO2)(PO4)]2 • 3H2O (herein designated Na- autunite), was prepared by direct precipitation from a mixture of uranyl nitrate with sodium phosphate, dibasic. The precipitated phase was characterized ...
Toma V. Golush, 2008
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Carbonates—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition
According to news reporting from Richland, Washington, by NewsRx journalists, researchers stated “The bacterial effect on U(VI) release from the autunite mineral (Ca[(U02)(PO4)](2)center dot 3H(2)O) was investigated to provide a more ...
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Mineralogic Classification of Uranium-vanadium Deposits of ...
Meta-autunite is the only uranium mineral present. Sericitized and kaolinized granite in and near the shear zones may be due to hydrothermal alteration, but no sulfides, or common gangue minerals such as carbonates or quartz, or any other ...
Theodore Botinelly, Alice D. Weeks, 1957
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B081: Radioactive mineral occurrences in Nevada
Differences between autunite and meta-autunite are not often discernable in the field. Metatorbemite Cu(U02)2(PO4)2 «H20. A dehydrated form of torbernite. Found in thin tablets as sheaflike aggregates, also as rosettes. Color pale green to ...
Larry J, Garside
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Minerals of the World
Strongly radioactive. Crystals: (tetragonal) thin tabular with rectangular contours, acicular, pyramidal. Aggregates: bladed, dusting; present in oxidized zones of uranium deposits, quartz veins. Accompanied by: autunite, torbernite, quartz.
Walter Schumann, 2008
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Geology and Ore Deposits of the Kern River Uranium Area, ...
It is in colorless prisms as much as 2 mm long that are oriented perpendicular to the walls of the veinlet; in some places the stilbite is coated with autunite. The autunite is generally in minute crystals, but autunite crystals as much as 1.5 mm ...
Edward Malcolm MacKevett, 1960
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Geological Survey Bulletin
of these anomalies are probably due to secondary uranium minerals dispersed along fractures. DEPOSITS IK THE KERGON SHEAE ZONE The uranium deposits in the Kergon shear zone are of two types — black ore and autunite-rich ore.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTUNITE»

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The boy who rebuilt the sun on earth
'Liquid uranium,' Taylor exclaims appreciatively: 'I wonder if it's coming off some autunite up above. It's a fluorescent mineral, hydrated calcium ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Museum is just one of Washington County's hidden gems
Willemite and autunite may be yellow-green; scapolite shows up as orange-yellow; dolomite is often a vivid orange, and hardystonite may ... «The Register-Guard, May 15»
3
Plateau Uranium Plans Active Exploration in Peru in 2015
... it most commonly occurs as the mineral autunite along fractures with manto/lens-style disseminations into the porous volcanic host rock. «Uranium Investing News, May 15»
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How Uranium Could Be Dangerous to Human Life
... specimens of uranium minerals in their collection such as pitchblende, uraninite, autunite, uranophane or coffinite which may emit radiation. «AllAfrica.com, Nov 14»
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Macusani to buy Azincourt's Peruvian uranium play
Uranium in the form of pitchblende, uranophane, gummite and meta-autunite occurs mostly in a fluvio-lacustrine sediment between two ... «The Northern Miner, Apr 14»
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Facts About Uranium
Uranium occurs naturally in numerous minerals including pitchblende, carnotite, uranophane, autunite and tobernite. It is also found in ... «LiveScience.com, Sep 13»
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DOE, advisory board differ on Hanford groundwater plan
Phosphate would be added, which combines with uranium in a carbonate form to make autunite, a uranium phosphate mineral that's bright ... «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Jul 13»
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Spokane Tribe members worked gladly in uranium mines
Uranium ore and radioactive autunite crystals became curiosity pieces and collector's items. One Spokane stockbroker kept a large chunk of ... «The Spokesman Review, Jun 11»
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Uranium found in late US senator's collection at UT's Baker Center
But the back of the box described the contents as "autunite uranium crystals." "I put it down rather quickly," he added. "We had never dealt with ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Sep 10»

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