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Uranium
actinide
Discovered : Martin Heinrich Klaproth, 1789. In pitchblende (uraninite).
Found in : Uraninite, autunite, torbernite, carnotite.
Used for : Nuclear fuel, military applications, historical glass pigment.
Remarkable : Autunite and torbernite fluoresce brilliant green under ultraviolet light. Uranium's decay chain ultimately produces stable lead.
Minerals containing Uranium
