[pĭch́blĕnd́]
(n.)A massive variety of the mineral uraninite.
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Uraninite is a radioactive, uranium-rich mineral and ore with a chemical composition that is largely UO 2 , but also contains UO 3 and oxides of lead, thorium, and rare earth elements. It is most...
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Pitchblende was a four-piece art-punk band from Washington, DC, featuring Justin Chearno on guitar, Scott DeSimon on bass, Patrick Gough on drums, and Treiops Treyfid on guitar. Between 1991 and 1995...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on pitchblende (mineral), amorphous, black, pitchy form of the crystalline uranium oxide mineral uraninite; it is one of the primary mineral ores of uranium, containing 50–80 percent of that element. ... Three chemical elements were first discovered in pitchblende: uranium by the...
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Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO2 ... Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO2, Berzelianite : Cu2Se, Umangite : Cu3Se2, Calcite : CaCO3 ... Pitchblende - close-up of a black botyoidal pitchblende variety of uraninite within a mostly solid 3 x 3 cm pitchblende matrix. This specimen measures 300,000 cpm on a Ludlum Model 3 with 44...
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Definition of pitchblende in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of pitchblende. Pronunciation of pitchblende. Translations of pitchblende. pitchblende synonyms, pitchblende antonyms. Information about pitchblende in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... pitchblende; pitched; pitched battle; pitched roof;
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about pitchblende. pitchblende. Information about pitchblende in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... The uranium yield is 50–80%; it is also a source of radium, polonium, and actinium. Pitchblende was first studied by Pierre and Marie Curie, who found radium and polonium in its residues in 1898...
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pitchblende (pich'blend") [key], dark, lustrous, heavy mineral, a source of radium and uranium. Largely natural uranium oxide, UO2 and UO3, it usually contains some lead and variable amounts of thorium and rare-earth elements.
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