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uraninite pitchblende Mineral uranium dioxide Pechblende Pitch blend

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 WordNet 3.0

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Uraninite, also known as pitchblende, is a radioactive, uranium-rich mineral and ore with a chemical composition that is largely UO2 but because of oxidation typically contains variable proportions of U3O8. Wikipedia

Former name of uraninite Wikipedia Disambiguation

Oxide mineral Wikidata

Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite. Wiktionary

A type of uraninite. Wiktionary (translation)

Any of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO2, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite. Wiktionary

Form of uranium dioxide. Wiktionary (translation)

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uranium ore

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uraninite mineral group

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