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Uraninite, also
known as pitchblende, is a radioactive, uranium-rich
mineral and ore with a
chemical composition that is
largely UO2 but
because of oxidation...
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naturally formed in
supernova explosions. The
primary uranium ore
mineral is
uraninite (UO2) (previously
known as pitchblende). A
range of
other uranium minerals...
- 1898 from ore
mined at Jáchymov. They
extracted the
radium compound from
uraninite and
published the
discovery at the
French Academy of
Sciences five days...
- is now not
regarded as a
separate mineral species, but as a
variety of
uraninite. In 1903,
large reserves of
helium were
found in
natural gas
fields in...
- radioactive,
crystalline powder that
naturally occurs in the
mineral uraninite. It is used in
nuclear fuel rods in
nuclear reactors. A
mixture of uranium...
- and in
hydrothermal vein type deposits. It
occurs in ****ociation with
uraninite, thorite, pyrite, marcasite, roscoelite, clay
minerals and
amorphous organic...
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Yellowcake is
hazardous when inhaled.
Uranium ore
deposits Uranium mining Uraninite, an ore that is
mostly uranium dioxide (UO2)
Yellowcake forgery, fraudulently...
- 75–100 mol% ThO2; uranothorianite, 25–75 mol% ThO2;
thorian uraninite, 15–25 mol% ThO2;
uraninite, 0–15 mol% ThO2. At the time, the rare-earth elements, among...
- oxides, silicates, and
hydrates of uranium,
derived from the
alteration of
uraninite. It is
named for its gum-like luster. The
material has been
known by various...
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several oxides:
Uranium dioxide or uranium(IV)
oxide (UO2, the
mineral uraninite or pitchblende)
Diuranium pentoxide or uranium(V)
oxide (U2O5) Uranium...
