Definition of Thorite. Meaning of Thorite. Synonyms of Thorite

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Definition of Thorite

Thorite
Thorite Tho"rite, n. [So called by Berzelius from the Scandinavian god Thor. See Thor.] (Min.) A mineral of a brown to black color, or, as in the variety orangite, orange-yellow. It is essentially a silicate of thorium.

Meaning of Thorite from wikipedia

- Thorite, (Th,U)SiO4, is a rare nesosilicate of thorium that crystallizes in the tetragonal system and is isomorphous with zircon and hafnon. It is the...
- Asbestos (fibrous serpentine- or amphibole minerals) Auerlite (variety of thorite) Avalite (chromian variety of illite) Aventurine (variety of quartz) Babefphite...
- solutions and the name of the mineral changes according to the ThO2 content. Thorite (chiefly thorium silicate, ThSiO4), also has a high thorium content and...
- million (ppm) of thorium. Thorium occurs in several minerals including thorite (ThSiO4), thorianite (ThO2 + UO2) and mo****te. Thorianite is a rare mineral...
- thorium include apatite, sphene, zircon, allanite, mo****te, pyrochlore, thorite, and xenotime. Thorium-232 has a half-life of 14 billion years and mainly...
- known to undergo metamictisation include allanite, gadolinite, ekanite, thorite and titanite. Ekanite is almost invariably found completely metamict as...
- Example of watercooled thermoelectric cloud chamber Radioactivity of a thorite mineral seen in a cloud chamber Diffusion cloud chamber with 4.6kV ion...
- Hydrogrossular – Ca 3Al 2Si 2O 8(SiO 4) 3−m(OH) 4m Zircon group Zircon – ZrSiO4 Thorite – (Th,U)SiO4 Hafnon – (Hf,Zr)SiO4 Al2SiO5 group Andalusite – Al2SiO5 Kyanite...
- crystallizes in the monoclinic system. It is dimorphous with tetragonal thorite, and isostructual with mo****te. An uncommon mineral, huttonite forms transparent...
- hydrothermal vein type deposits. It occurs in ****ociation with uraninite, thorite, pyrite, marcasite, roscoelite, clay minerals and amorphous organic matter...