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carnotite
carnotite definition
car·no·tite (kär′nə tīt′)
noun
a yellow, very soft, radioactive, monoclinic mineral, K(UO)(VO)·3HO, that is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium
Etymology: after A. Carnot (died 1920), Fr mine inspector + -ite
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