carnotite

English

Etymology

From Carnot +‎ -ite.

Noun

carnotite (countable and uncountable, plural carnotites)

  1. (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.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Carnotite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “carnotite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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