Carnotite

Chmical formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2OMohs scale hardness: 2

Specific gravity: (3-5) 4,7 g/cm3

In the United States it is an important ore of uranium in the Colorado Plateau: Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Pennsylvania.

Carnotite is reported in Congo, Morocco, Australia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Siberia

References

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org

  2. http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/carnotite.html