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Webster 1913 Edition


Torbernite

Tor′bern-ite

,
Noun.
[So named after
Torber
Bergmann, a Swedish chemist.]
(Min.)
A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also
copper uranite
, and
chalcolite
.