Uranite

Translation of "uranite" into Russian

uranite

Noun

uranite

uranites pl

уранит

Uranite is a mineral that contains uranium.

Уранит - это минерал, содержащий уран.

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uranite

Noun

Any of several secondary uranium minerals, especially the yellow-green hydrated calcium uranyl phosphate autunite or the green hydrated copper uranyl arsenate torbernite.

Collectors prize uranite for the brilliant fluorescence of its yellow crystals.

Obsolete: uraninite, a dense black uranium oxide mineral also known as pitchblende.

Early mineralogists used the name uranite for the black ore now called uraninite.

uranite

Adjective

Relating to, consisting of, or containing the mineral uranite.

The survey identified several uranite veins running through the granite.

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