WALPURGITE


Meaning of WALPURGITE in English

wälˈpərˌjīt, wȯl-, -ˌgīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: German walpurg in (from Walpurgis, vein in mine at Schneeberg, central Germany + German -in -ine) + English -ite

: a mineral Bi 4 (UO 2 )(AsO 4 ) 2 O 4 .3H 2 O(?) consisting of a hydrous bismuth uranium arsenate and oxide occurring in thin yellow crystals

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