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If you have a collection of minerals you can store a radioactive mineral in a glass bottle.
The alpha and beta radiations are retained by glass; the gamma rays from uranium having a low energy are also largely blocked .
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What is the fracture of the mineral uraninite?
For the uraninite: Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments; data from http://webmineral.com/data/Uraninite.shtml. Any mineral of uranium has its specific properties - and we know now approx. 200 uranium minerals.
What mineral contains radium?
Radium has not its own minerals; radium exist in extremely low concentrations in uranium and thorium ores.
Which mineral is radium obtained?
pitchblende was the first, but any good uranium ore will do as it is a daughter element of uranium's decay.
Why was uranium was named after Uranus?
The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Hershel; in 1789 Martin Heinrich Klaproth identified an unknown mineral (containing an oxide of uranium) and as a tribute to Herschel the new element was called uranium.
Is autunite radioactive?
Autunite is a mineral containing Uranium and is therefore radioactive.
Is a uranium mineral?
No, but it is an element found in many minerals.
What is the fracture of the mineral uraninite?
For the uraninite: Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments; data from http://webmineral.com/data/Uraninite.shtml. Any mineral of uranium has its specific properties - and we know now approx. 200 uranium minerals.
What mineral contains radium?
Radium has not its own minerals; radium exist in extremely low concentrations in uranium and thorium ores.
What mineral highly reactive mineral is used as a source for bombs and nucleus?
it is uranium
How does the mineral uranium affect Chad?
Uranium ores can be in the future an important ressource of Chad.
What kind of mineral is uranium found in?
The most common minerals of uranium are uraninite and carnotite.
What do nuclear power stations use for fuel?
Uranium fuel.
What is the mineral autunite used for?
It is an ore of uranium.
What is autunite mineral used for?
It is an ore of uranium.
What mineral is used in nuclear power?
uranium?
How did Martin Klaproth discover uranium?
Uranium was discovered in 1789 (as an oxide in the mineral pitchblende) by Martin Heinrich Klaproth, studying a mineral sample from Joachimow. The pure uranium was obtained in 1841 by Eugene Melchior Peligot.
Is uranium a non metallic metal?
Uranium is not a mineral, but a metal. For more info, go to periodictable.com
