uranophane

uranophane
A rare yellow radioactive calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of uranium-bearing minerals.
Syn: uranotile

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  • Uranophane — Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 middot;5H2O is a rare calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of uranium bearing minerals. Uranophane is also known as uranotile . It has a yellow color and is radioactive. Care should be taken… …   Wikipedia

  • uranophane — ● uranophane ou uranotile nom féminin Silicate hydraté naturel d uranium et de calcium, monoclinique. uranophane [yʀanɔfan] n. f. ÉTYM. 1904, Larousse; de 2. urano , et phane. ❖ ♦ Chim. Silicate hydraté d uranium et de calcium. Syn. : uranotile …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • uranophane — uran·o·phane …   English syllables

  • uranophane — yəˈranəˌfān noun ( s) Etymology: German uranophan, from uran (II) + phan phane : a mineral Ca(UO2)2Si2O7.6H2O that is a hydrous uranium calcium silicate, occurs in yellow fibrous masses, and is possibly identical with uranotil (sp. gr. 3.81 3.90) …   Useful english dictionary

  • uranotile — ● uranophane ou uranotile nom féminin Silicate hydraté naturel d uranium et de calcium, monoclinique. uranotile [yʀanɔtil] n. f. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; de 2. urano , et du grec tilai « duvet, peluche ». ❖ ♦ Chim. Uranophane …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Uranophan — (Uranophan Alpha, Uranotil) Uranophan alpha aus der Rössing Mine, Erongo, Namibia Chemische Formel Ca[UO2|SiO3OH]2 • 5H2O [1] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of minerals U-Z (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… …   Wikipedia

  • Rutherfordine — Catégorie V : carbonates et nitrates[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Uranium mining in Colorado — Uranium mining in Colorado, United States, goes back to 1872, when pitchblende ore was taken from gold mines near Central City, Colorado. The Colorado uranium industry has seen booms and busts, but continues to this day. Not counting byproduct… …   Wikipedia

  • Уранофан —         уранотил (от уран и греч. phaino являю, обнаруживаю * a. uranophane; н. Uranophan; ф. uranophane, uranotile; и. uranofano), минерал, кальциевый силикат уранила, Ca(UO2(SiO3OH))2·5H2O. Cингония моно клинная. Kристаллич …   Геологическая энциклопедия

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