thornasite

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What does thornasite mean?

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and thorium.

Where does thornasite come from?

thorium + Na (“symbol for sodium”) + Si (“symbol for silicon”) + -ite

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