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Where did uranium come from?

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The chemical elements (excepting hydrogen and helium, possible also beryllium and lithium and of course the tranuranium elements) are formed by stellar nucleosynthesis followed by helium fusion.

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More informations (probably) in: Barrie W. Jones - Life in solar system and beyond

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Uranium is formed only in supernova stellar explosions. The supernovas that formed all the uranium on earth occurred between about 6 billion and 8 billion years ago.

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It occurs naturally in low concentrations of a few parts per million in soil, rock and water.

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Uranium is extracted from minerals; uranium is a natural, radioactive metal and exist in traces in all soils, waters, rocks, building materials, etc.

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The name of the chemical element is derived from the name of the planet Uranus. Uranus was a deity in the Greek mythology.

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It occurs naturally.

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