A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Carnotite |
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| Description | Carnotite, K2(UO2)2(VO4)2-(H2O)1-3 is a radioactive mineral and an ore of uranium and vanadium. It typically forms as aggregates of sand sized yellow grains; less typically it forms platy/bladed crystals. Carnotite generally forms in areas where groundwater, after dissolving and oxidizing previously existing uranium minerals, encounters a reducing environment. It may be associated with petrified wood or other materials derived from organic matter. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-02-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | carnotite, radioactive |
| Tech details | 1.14 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 167 |
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