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redcanyonite

redcanyonite noun: a monoclinic yellow mineral containing nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, sulphur, uranium, and manganese.

Noun

redcanyonite

  1. A monoclinic yellow mineral containing nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, sulphur, uranium, and manganese.
    • "Redcanyonite is one of the rarest uranyl minerals known because it can only grow within narrow constraints"2017, “Geologists Uncover Three New Uranyl Minerals”, in Science News

Origin of redcanyonite

Named after its type locality, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, Utah, USA. Red Canyon + -ite

Questions about redcanyonite

What does redcanyonite mean?
Redcanyonite means a monoclinic yellow mineral containing nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, sulphur, uranium, and manganese.
What part of speech is redcanyonite?
Redcanyonite is a noun.

Words near redcanyonite in the dictionary

  1. redbug
  2. redbugs
  3. Redburn
  4. Redburns
  5. redbush
  6. redcanyonite
  7. redcap
  8. redcapped
  9. redcaps
  10. Redcar
  11. Redcar and Cleveland

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