carnotite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carnotite
1895–1900; named after A. Carnot (died 1920), French mining official; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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The deposits of uranium-bearing carnotite ores have long been known; Indians once painted themselves with brilliant reds and yellows extracted from the carnotite rock.
From Time Magazine Archive
Decade ago Colorado and Utah carnotite deposits had made the U. S. the world's largest radium producer but richer ore was found in the Belgian Congo and Radium Beige soon had established a monopoly.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the carnotite ore of Utah and Colorado ten years ago he discovered and refined the first U. S. radium.
From Time Magazine Archive
The price fell first when the carnotite mines of Colorado and again when the Belgian Congo ceased to be the only profitable sources of radium.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pitchblende is the best, but carnotite, which is a gray rock with yellowish streaks, is also good ore.
From The Blue Ghost Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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