carnotite
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
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Pitchblende is the best, but carnotite, which is a gray rock with yellowish streaks, is also good ore.
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland GoodwinThe powder is definitely carnotite, and it matches ore produced on the Colorado Plateau.
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland GoodwinIt's obvious that powdered carnotite was spread here before the corn was planted.
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland GoodwinBut couldn't the carnotite have been stolen from a privately owned mine?
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland GoodwinBut it seems to be pulverized ore, and my guess would be carnotite.
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for carnotite
/ (ˈkɑːnəˌtaɪt) /
a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K 2 (UO 2) 2 (VO 4) 2 .3H 2 O
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