carnotite

English

Carnotite

Etymology

From Carnot +‎ -ite.

Noun

carnotite (countable and uncountable, plural carnotites)

1. (mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a potassium uranyl vanadate that is a major ore of uranium, with the chemical formula K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O.

Translations

mineral

• Catalan: carnotita f
• Finnish: karnotiitti
• German: Karnotit m
• Portuguese: carnotita (pt) f
• Spanish: carnotita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Carnotite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “carnotite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• certation