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carnotite


carnotite
Carnotite. Image source: Wikipedia
A soft, yellow, radioactive mineral (see radioactivity), potassium uranyl vanadate (K2[UO2]2[VO4]2.nH2O), a major ore of uranium and vanadium. It is found in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Siberia, Zaire, Australia.


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