carnotite

IPA: kˈɑrnʌtaɪt

(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.

Examples of "carnotite" in Sentences

Did he happen to know where they might find an ore called carnotite?
This was considered plentiful compared to the uranium in the carnotite stock.
Specifically, Roosevelt was interested in developing a domestic supply of carnotite, which yields uranium and vanadium.
Anyone who found a new deposit would also earn a fine bonus, $10,000, on the first delivery of carnotite or similar rocks.
He discovered carnotite ore of the same chemical composition as the rock from the Cameron pits that had been processed in Tuba City.
In August 1942, the company sealed a deal to mine carnotite in Cane Valley; the agreement stipulated that VCA must employ Navajo miners.
In August 1942, the company sealed a deal to mine carnotite in Cane Valley; the agreement stipulated that the VCA must employ Navajo miners.
But the discovery in 1924 of a large pitchblende deposit in the Belgian Congo provided a more dependable radium supply and the interest in American carnotite fizzled.
The first plant was created in France and worked very successfully, but afterwards manufactures were founded in other countries, the most important of which are now in America, where great quantities of radium ore, named "carnotite," are available.