abukumalite

== English == === Etymology === Named for type locality Abukuma River (in Japan) where it was mined +‎ -lite. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.bəˈku.məˌlaɪt/, /əˈbu.kə.məˌlaɪt/ === Noun === abukumalite (plural abukumalites) (mineralogy, outdated) A mineral, (Ca,Y)5(P,Si)3O12(OH,F), that can contain uranium or thorium. The mineral was renamed britholite-(Y) in 1966 because of its similarity to britholite and because of its yttrium-dominant composition. ==== Synonyms ==== britholite-(Y) ==== References ==== Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8 David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Britholite-(Y)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “Britholite-(Y)”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.