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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.
Origin: So named after Torber Bergmann, a Swedish chemist.
(01 Mar 1998)
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