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Uraninite

Uraninite Meaning & Definition
Uraninite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Uraninite?

[n] a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore

Synonyms | Synonyms for Uraninite: pitchblende

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See Also | atomic number 92 | mineral | U | uranium | uranium ore

Uraninite In Webster's Dictionary

\U*ran"i*nite\, n. (Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of uranium oxide with some lead, thorium, etc., occurring in black octahedrons, also in masses with a pitchlike luster; pitchblende.

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