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Mineral named for two radioactivity researchers
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curite
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Curite is a lead uranium oxide mineral with formula: Pb(UO)O(OH)ยท3(HO). It is named after the physicists Marie and Pierre Curie , who are both known for their work on radioactivity . The type locality is the Shinkolobwe Mine .
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n. (context mineral English) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.