'Torbernite' definitions:

Definition of 'Torbernite'

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  • Torbernite \Tor"bern*ite\, n. [So named after Torber Bergmann, a Swedish chemist.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite. [1913 Webster]