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thorite |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thorite n : a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite
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