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Pitchblende

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Noun

1. pitchblende, uraninite

a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore

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Pitchblende

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noun
a blackish mineral that is a type of uraninite and occurs in veins, frequently associated with silver: the principal source of uranium and radium. Formula: UO2

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Pitchblende

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noun
a brown to black, radioactive, massive form of uraninite: pitchblende is the chief ore of uranium and radium

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Pitchblende

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n.
A massive variety of the mineral uraninite.

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