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Carnotite

Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate mineral with chemical formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O. The water content can vary and small amounts of calcium, barium, magnesium, iron, and sodium are often present. It is a major ore of uranium. It is slightly radioactive.

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2V angle
Measured: 43° to 60°, Calculated: 26° to 36°
Birefringence
δ = 0.200
Category
Vanadate mineral
Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, micaceous
Color
Bright yellow to lemon-yellow, may be greenish yellow.
Crystal class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)

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Carnotite

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples42
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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related to Occurrence · 16
Carnotite → Amounts, Arizona, Carbon County, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, Grants, In, It, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, The, United States, Utah, Wyoming
related to Uses · 2
Carnotite → Before, The
2V angle · 1
Carnotite → Measured: 43° to 60°, Calculated: 26° to 36°
Birefringence · 1
Carnotite → δ = 0.200
Category · 1
Carnotite → Vanadate mineral
Cleavage · 1
Carnotite → Perfect on {001}, micaceous
Color · 1
Carnotite → Bright yellow to lemon-yellow, may be greenish yellow.
Crystal class · 1
Carnotite → Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Crystal habit · 1
Carnotite → Crusts, earthy masses, foliated and granular aggregates.
Crystal system · 1
Carnotite → Monoclinic

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mineral uranium ore radioactive occurs uo2 vo4 yellow sandstone colorado vanadate also bright formula k2 3h2o references states content amounts

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Carnotite2V angleMeasured: 43° to 60°, Calculated: 26° to 36°1.00infobox
CarnotiteBirefringenceδ = 0.2001.00infobox
CarnotiteCategoryVanadate mineral1.00infobox
CarnotiteCleavagePerfect on {001}, micaceous1.00infobox
CarnotiteColorBright yellow to lemon-yellow, may be greenish yellow.1.00infobox
CarnotiteCrystal classPrismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)1.00infobox
CarnotiteCrystal habitCrusts, earthy masses, foliated and granular aggregates.1.00infobox
CarnotiteCrystal systemMonoclinic1.00infobox
CarnotiteDiaphaneitySemitransparent1.00infobox
CarnotiteFormulaK2(UO2)2 (VO4)2·3H2O1.00infobox
CarnotiteFractureuneven1.00infobox
CarnotiteIMA symbolCnt1.00infobox
CarnotiteLusterDull, earthy; silky when crystalline1.00infobox
CarnotiteMohs scale hardness21.00infobox
CarnotiteOptical propertiesBiaxial (−)1.00infobox
CarnotiteOther characteristicsRadioactive, not fluorescent1.00infobox
CarnotiteRefractive indexnα=1.750 – 1.780, nβ=1.901 – 2.060, nγ=1.920 – 2.0801.00infobox
CarnotiteSpace groupP21/a1.00infobox
CarnotiteSpecific gravity4.701.00infobox
CarnotiteStreakyellow1.00infobox
CarnotiteStrunz classification4.HB.051.00infobox
CarnotiteTwinningOn {001} as both twin and composition plane1.00infobox
CarnotiteUnit cella = 10.47 Å, b = 8.41 Å, c = 6.91 Å; β = 103.83°; Z = 21.00infobox
Carnotiteis apotassium uranium vanadate mineral with chemical formula K20.90text

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