carnotite

English

Carnotite

Etymology

Carnot + -ite

Noun

carnotite (countable and uncountable, plural carnotites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a potassium uranyl vanadate that is a major ore of uranium, with the chemical formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O.

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Further reading

  • Carnotite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • carnotite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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