Thorianite Definition

thôrē-ə-nīt
noun
A grayish-to-black, very hard, radioactive mineral, thorium dioxide, ThO2, that is an ore of thorium.
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Origin of Thorianite

  • thoria –an –ite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Thorianite Sentence Examples

  • Much the best practical source of helium is thorianite, a mineral imported from Ceylon for the manufacture of thoria.

  • If thorianite cannot be obtained, monazite, which is more abundant, may be utilized.

  • Thorianite, however, contains no silica, and until it is shown that metallic oxides behave in the same way this explanation must be accepted with reserve.

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