Agrinierite
Encyclopedia
Agrinierite is a mineral
often found in the oxidation zone of uranium deposits. It is named for Henry Agrinier, an engineer for the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
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Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...
often found in the oxidation zone of uranium deposits. It is named for Henry Agrinier, an engineer for the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
The Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives or CEA, is a French “public establishment related to industrial and commercial activities” whose mission is to develop all applications of nuclear power, both civilian and military...
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External links
- Fact sheet from mindat.orgMindat.orgMindat.org is a non-commercial online mineralogical database, claiming to be the largest mineral database and mineralogical reference website on the internet....
- Fact sheet from webmineral.com