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Radioactive vs Torbernite - What's the difference?

radioactive | torbernite |

As an adjective radioactive

is exhibiting radioactivity.

As a noun torbernite is

(mineralogy) a radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.

radioactive

English

(wikipedia radioactive)

Adjective

(-)
  • Exhibiting radioactivity.

    • Derived terms

    * nonradioactive * radioactively

    torbernite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia torbernite)
  • (mineralogy) A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.

    • Synonyms

    * copper uranite * cuprouranite