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Torbernite vs Metatorbernite - What's the difference?

torbernite | metatorbernite |

In mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between torbernite and metatorbernite

is that torbernite is (mineralogy) a radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral while metatorbernite is (mineralogy) a radioactive phosphate mineral, a dehydration pseudomorph of torbernite.

As nouns the difference between torbernite and metatorbernite

is that torbernite is (mineralogy) a radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral while metatorbernite is (mineralogy) a radioactive phosphate mineral, a dehydration pseudomorph of torbernite.

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

    metatorbernite

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia metatorbernite)
  • (mineralogy) A radioactive phosphate mineral, a dehydration pseudomorph of torbernite.