Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate radioactive mineral with chemical formula K 2 (U O 2) 2 (VO 4) 2 ·3H 2 O. The water content can vary and small amounts of calcium, barium, …

carnotite, radioactive, bright-yellow, soft and earthy vanadium mineral that is an important source of uranium. A hydrated potassium uranyl vanadate, K 2 (UO 2) 2 (VO 4) 2 ·3H 2 O, pure …

Named in 1899 by Charles Friedel and Édouard Cumenge in honor of Marie-Adolphe Carnot [January 27, 1839 Paris, France - June 20, 1920], French mining engineer and chemist, …

Aug 8, 2022 · Over three different periods, carnotite has served as an ore of radium, vanadium, and uranium. And specimens are still easy to collect in the old Colorado-Utah mining districts. …

Carnotite is a vanadate of uranium and potassium, with variable amounts of water and a number of common impurities including calcium, barium, magnesium, iron, and sodium. Colors: …

Carnotite most commonly occurs as a powdery coating. Identifying Characteristics: Bright yellow color and radioactive. Uses: Uranium ore. Toxicity: When-swallowed: high When-inhaled: very …

Carnotite is a relatively uncommon mineral, yet common enough to be an important ore of uranium and vanadium. Uranium and vanadium are two extremely strategic metals. Carnotite …

Carnotite is a radioactive, hydrous potassium uranyl vanadate mineral, K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O. It is the principal uranium ore mineral in America, but has also been mined as a vanadium ore …

Named after the French chemist, M. A. Carnot (1839-1920). Comments: Bright yellow, fluorescent crystals of carnotite on sandstone. Location: Anderson Mine, Yavapai County, USA. Scale: …

Carnotite is a bright to greenish yellow mineral that occurs typically as crusts and flakes in sandstones. Amounts as low as one percent will color the sandstone a bright yellow. The high …