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Radiological impact of uranium mining
The uranium mining debate covers the political and environmental controversies of uranium mining for use in either nuclear power or nuclear weapons. In
Uranium_mining_debate
Process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the earth. Almost 50,000 tons of uranium were produced in 2022. Kazakhstan, Canada, and
Uranium_mining
The world's largest producer of uranium is Kazakhstan, which in 2019 produced 43% of the world's mining output. Canada was the next largest producer with
Uranium_mining_by_country
projects will enter active development until the uranium market price improves. For several decades uranium mining has been a major part of the Australian political
Uranium_mining_in_Australia
Controversies surrounding nuclear weapons
Tipping Point Nuclear taboo Three Non-Nuclear Principles, of Japan Uranium mining debate Gosling, F.G. (1999-01-01). "The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic
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Mine in India
List of uranium mines Uranium market Uranium mining debate Uranium reserves Peak uranium Uranium mining controversy in Kakadu National Park Uranium metallurgy
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Overview of and topical guide to nuclear power
different sources Uranium mining debate Nuclear power plant Isotope separation Enriched uranium Nuclear reprocessing Reprocessed uranium Economics of new
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Pedy are known as mining towns. Major active mines in Australia include: Olympic Dam in South Australia, a copper, silver and uranium mine believed to
Mining_in_Australia
The relationship between uranium mining and the Navajo people began in 1944 in northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. In
Uranium mining and the Navajo people
Uranium_mining_and_the_Navajo_people
Economically recoverable concentrations of uranium within the Earth's crust
primary use for uranium obtained from mining is in fuel for nuclear reactors. Globally, the distribution of uranium ore deposits is widespread on all continents
Uranium_ore
Power generated from nuclear reactions
power by country Nuclear weapons debate Pro-nuclear energy movement Thorium-based nuclear power Uranium mining debate World energy supply and consumption
Nuclear_power
Economic sector
tanks as uranium ban leaves project in limbo". MINING.COM. Retrieved 2022-07-13. Hofverberg, Elin (2 January 2022). "Greenland: Ban on Uranium Mining Enters
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recipients The Navajo People and Uranium Mining The Return of Navajo Boy Uranium in the environment Uranium mining debate World Uranium Hearing Suchanek, Norbert
International Uranium Film Festival
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Nuclear weapons testing, uranium mining and export, and nuclear power have often been the subject of public debate in Australia, and the anti-nuclear
Anti-nuclear movement in Australia
Anti-nuclear_movement_in_Australia
Topics referred to by the same term
Nuclear debate can refer to: Nuclear power debate Nuclear weapons debate Uranium mining debate Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nuclear_debate
The Uranium Information Centre (UIC) was an Australian organisation primarily concerned with increasing the public understanding of uranium mining and
Uranium_Information_Centre
Uranium in the environment is a global health concern, and comes from both natural and man-made sources. Beyond naturally occurring uranium, mining, phosphates
Uranium_in_the_environment
Uranium with lower content of 235U
Depleted uranium (DU), also referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy, or D-38, is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope 235U than
Depleted_uranium
Australian inquiries and reports relating to uranium mining issues. For several decades uranium mining has been a major part of the Australian political
List of inquiries into uranium mining in Australia
List_of_inquiries_into_uranium_mining_in_Australia
US law
exposure to radon gas and other radioactive isotopes while undertaking uranium mining, milling or the transportation of ore. The Act has been providing the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Radiation_Exposure_Compensation_Act
This is a list of non-fiction books about nuclear issues, including uranium mining, nuclear weapons, and nuclear power. Red Jihad (2012) Bulletin of the
List of non-fiction books about nuclear issues
List_of_non-fiction_books_about_nuclear_issues
Former Australian government policy
Australia to limit the number of uranium mines in the country to three. The foundations of the three-mine policy for uranium mining were laid in 1982, when, at
Three-mine_policy
Movement opposing the use of nuclear power, weapons, and/or uranium mining
anti-nuclear groups that oppose nuclear power, nuclear weapons, and/or uranium mining. These have included the Abalone Alliance, Citizens Awareness Network
Anti-nuclear movement in the United States
Anti-nuclear_movement_in_the_United_States
Nuclear operations in supplying fuel to French nuclear reactors
revision of annual production. The nuclear fuel cycle includes uranium mining, uranium concentration, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, irradiation
Nuclear_fuel_cycle_in_France
1992 anti-nuclear hearing in Salzburg, Austria
International Uranium Film Festival Uranium in the environment History of the anti-nuclear movement The Navajo People and Uranium Mining Uranium mining debate List
World_Uranium_Hearing
prohibiting nuclear weapons testing and limiting the development of uranium mining and export. The movement also challenged the environmental and economic
Nuclear_power_in_Australia
the adult population concerning nuclear power, nuclear weapons and uranium mining. Opinions vary very significantly across countries, and have significantly
Public opinion on nuclear issues
Public_opinion_on_nuclear_issues
Uranium producer
access to uranium enrichment services. In 2020, following a strategic re-focusing on uranium mining, Kazatomprom sold its interest in the Uranium Enrichment
Kazatomprom
2019 United States Supreme Court case
a split opinion, the Court held that the state of Virginia's ban on uranium mining did not conflict with the Atomic Energy Act, and let the ban stand.
Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren
Virginia_Uranium,_Inc._v._Warren
Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth
underground methods.[citation needed] Some mining, including much of the rare earth element and uranium mining, is done by less common methods, such as
Mining
Movement opposing nuclear energy and weapons due to environmental and safety concerns
discussed in nuclear weapons debate, nuclear power debate, and uranium mining debate. Scientists and diplomats have debated nuclear weapons policy since
Anti-nuclear_movement
Biodecontamination of sites affected by radioactivity
Dutch standards Actinides in the environment Restoration ecology Uranium mining debate Radiobiology Nuclear power Faison, B; McCullough, J; Hazen, TC;
Bioremediation of radioactive waste
Bioremediation_of_radioactive_waste
Radiation workers health and labor issues
and radon in the environment Uranium mining in the United States Uranium mining debate Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Anti-nuclear movement in the
Nuclear_labor_issues
Rejects Uranium Prospecting Applications". NucNet. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2026. "Ryan signals prohibition of uranium exploration and mining". 3
Nuclear_power_in_Ireland
Native American activist
Janet McCloud Uranium in the environment Anti-nuclear movement in the United States The Navajo People and Uranium Mining Uranium mining debate Thomas Banyacya
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Overview of and topical guide to mining
decorative stones Sulfur Uranium ore Surface mining, mining conducted down into the ground, but with the sky open above Open-pit mining, where the overburden
Outline_of_mining
Since the discovery of uranium deposits in the 1950s, Kazakhstan has been engaged in active mining, and construction of the uranium ore processing centers
Kazakhstan and weapons of mass destruction
Kazakhstan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
adverse effect on aquatic life. Alternatives include cooling towers. Mining of uranium ore can disrupt the environment around the mine. However, with modern
Environmental impact of nuclear power
Environmental_impact_of_nuclear_power
Poly-metallic underground mine in South Australia
from uranium, and around 5% from silver and gold. BHP has owned and operated the mine since 2005. The mine was previously owned by Western Mining Corporation
Olympic_Dam_mine
and quarries of uranium or other radioactive products (mining tailings, radioactive sludge, radon) related to the extraction of uranium or other radioactive
Nuclear waste management in France
Nuclear_waste_management_in_France
Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Nuclear power debate Nuclear weapons debate Uranium mining debate "Sunday Dialogue: Nuclear Energy, Pro and Con". New York Times
History of the anti-nuclear movement
History_of_the_anti-nuclear_movement
consists of an extensive infrastructure of research sites, uranium mines, research reactors, uranium processing facilities, enrichment sites, the Bushehr Nuclear
Nuclear_program_of_Iran
American installation artist
Nuclear-Free Future Award recipients Uranium in the environment Uranium mining debate World Uranium Hearing International Uranium Film Festival Lippard, Lucy R
Eve_Andree_Laramee
Area in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
been briefly mined for uranium at El Sherana in the 1950s and in 1988 proposals for new mining of gold were made. When mining was proposed in 1988 the
Coronation_Hill
Award. List of Nuclear-Free Future Award recipients Uranium in the environment Uranium mining debate Sun Xiaodi Receives International Nuclear Activism
Sun_Xiaodi
Thermal power station where the heat source is a nuclear reactor
waterborne organisms. Mining nuclear fuel, including uranium or thorium, might negatively influence the environment near the mining site. Although the current
Nuclear_power_plant
Controversy over the use of nuclear power
are health risks, accidents, and environmental damage associated with uranium mining, processing and transport. They highlight the high cost and delays in
Nuclear_power_debate
Australian politician
August. Ferguson is a supporter of uranium mining in Australia and in 2005, Ferguson addressed an Australian Uranium Conference and said "We as a community
Martin_Ferguson_(politician)
Mining in Zambia produces several minerals and is a critical part of the country's economy. Copper comprises 70% of Zambia's total export earnings, and
Mining_in_Zambia
Forged documents in the Iraq disarmament crisis
The Niger uranium forgeries were forged documents initially released in 2001 by SISMI (the former military intelligence agency of Italy), which seem to
Niger_uranium_forgeries
McCloud Uranium in the environment Anti-nuclear movement in the United States The Navajo People and Uranium Mining Manuel Pino Uranium mining debate Thomas
JoAnn_Tall
environmental conflict that is emblematic in the national political debate on mining. The project is owned and operated by Ecuacorriente S.A. (ECSA), a
Mining_in_Ecuador
Lake in Western Australia
Goldfields Highway. The lake is the site of one of the most advanced uranium mining projects in Western Australia, the Centipede–Lake Way project, which
Lake_Way
including open-pit mining, underground mining, and in-situ leaching. As of 2017,[update] there are more than 4000 abandoned uranium mines in the western
Nuclear power in the United States
Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States
to develop the export potential of Australia's uranium industry by allowing mining and export of uranium under strict international agreements designed
Australia and weapons of mass destruction
Australia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Social movement opposing nuclear power and weapons in Canada
Ontario. Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Co-operative (ICUCEC) A Saskatchewan church coalition opposing uranium mining and nuclear development
Anti-nuclear movement in Canada
Anti-nuclear_movement_in_Canada
2011, 2,215 mining claims had been requested that are adjacent to the canyon, including claims for uranium mines. Critics of uranium mining are concerned
History of the Grand Canyon area
History_of_the_Grand_Canyon_area
Ongoing debate on whether nuclear power is renewable
Low-carbon electricity Non-renewable resource#Nuclear fuels Uranium mining Nuclear power debate Pro-nuclear movement 100% renewable energy Utah House Bill
Nuclear power proposed as renewable energy
Nuclear_power_proposed_as_renewable_energy
Industrial mining process used to extract precious metals from ore
Heap leaching is an industrial mining process used to extract precious metals, copper, uranium, and other compounds from ore using a series of chemical
Heap_leaching
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
sources, many of them byproducts of the mining of other minerals (especially vanadium), contained less than 1% uranium. It is necessary to distinguish between
Manhattan_Project
2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011. "Indian firm acquires uranium mining rights in Niger | Uranium, Niger, Company, Bajla, Government". taurianresources.co
Nuclear_power_in_India
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
Iran began pursuing nuclear capability, including uranium mining and experimenting with uranium enrichment. In August 2002 the Paris-based Iranian dissident
Iran_nuclear_deal
Academic and policy-relevant field on problems in the nuclear weapons and energy complex
indigenous populations and the extent of DNA damage remains to be resolved. Uranium mining on the Navajo reservation continues to be a disputed issue as former
Nuclear_ethics
Nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor
are fissioned, or "burnt", in the reactor. A fresh rod of low-enriched uranium pellets (which can be safely handled with gloved hands) will become a highly
Spent_nuclear_fuel
Australian businessman
Dam mine in South Australia under Western Mining Corporation. He was Chairman of the London-based Uranium Institute (now the World Nuclear Association)
Ian_Duncan_(businessman)
price due to increasing demand for electric vehicles. Uranium is also found in Greenland, but the mining of the resource faced strong opposition from residents
2021 Greenlandic general election
2021_Greenlandic_general_election
Lake in Western Australia
of four advanced uranium mining projects, the others being the Lake Way uranium project, Yeelirrie uranium project, and Kintyre uranium deposit. The 750-tonne
Lake_Maitland
Place in Arlit Department, Niger
discovered uranium reserves in 2001. The operational base of COMINAK mining company was established at Akokan, Niger, near Arlit and a new mining town ship
Akokan,_Niger
was debated by the government of Niger as well some local NGOs. The Niger mining industry is the main source of national exports, of which uranium is the
Economy_of_Niger
conventional mining for uranium can produce large amounts of mining tailings and contaminated water but as of 2010, about half of the world's uranium supply
Nuclear_power_in_France
India's nuclear energy programme envisioned by Homi J. Bhabha
the late 2000s, primarily due to inadequate investments made in the uranium mining and milling capacity resulting from fiscal austerity in the early 1990s
India's three-stage nuclear power programme
India's_three-stage_nuclear_power_programme
Very small nuclear reactor of 1-20 MW capacity
fuel source for the majority of the designs is "high-assay low-enriched uranium", or HALEU. Nuclear microreactors originated in the United States Navy's
Nuclear_microreactor
Protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia
Cabinet Meeting in May 1991. In the mid 1990s a similar debate over additional uranium mining at Jabiluka was prevented by a campaign and blockade initiated
Kakadu_National_Park
Resources that exist without actions of humankind
interference, the most notable of these being radioactive elements such as uranium, which naturally decay into heavy metals. Of these, the metallic minerals
Natural_resource
Chemical element with atomic number 86 (Rn)
context of uranium mining in the Joachimsthal region of Bohemia. In the US, studies and mitigation only followed decades of health effects on uranium miners
Radon
nuclear industry in South Australia is focused on uranium mining, milling and the export of uranium oxide concentrate for use in the production of nuclear
Nuclear industry in South Australia
Nuclear_industry_in_South_Australia
equivalent nuclear power plant including uranium mining, reactor operation and waste disposal. Historically, coal mining has been a very dangerous activity
Health and environmental impact of the coal industry
Health_and_environmental_impact_of_the_coal_industry
Organizations opposing uranium mining, nuclear power, and/or nuclear weapons
Anti-nuclear organizations may oppose uranium mining, nuclear power, and/or nuclear weapons. Anti-nuclear groups have undertaken public protests and acts
Anti-nuclear_organizations
Technical university in Kraków, Poland
University of Science and Technology or AGH UST; in full the Stanisław Staszic Mining and Metallurgical Academy in Kraków (Polish: Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza
AGH_University_of_Kraków
Severe events involving radioactive materials
Retrieved 7 April 2014. Shinbdondola-Mote, Hilma (January 2009). "Uranium mining in Namibia: The mystery behind 'low level radiation'". Labor Resource
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
American politician (born c.1951)
Colorado. In the legislature, Fischer sponsored legislation relating to uranium mining and also focused on water and environmental issues. In the house, he
Randy_Fischer
Mining in the English counties
Mining in Cornwall and Devon, in the southwest of Britain, is thought to have begun in the early-middle Bronze Age with the exploitation of cassiterite
Mining_in_Cornwall_and_Devon
origins date back to the 1972–73 debate over French nuclear testing in the Pacific and the 1976–77 debate about uranium mining in Australia. Several groups
Environmental movement in Australia
Environmental_movement_in_Australia
Confederation of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso
as GoviEX has had its uranium licenses revoked in Niger, and Barrick Gold is renegotiating terms in Mali. In 2025 some mining assets within the AES were
Alliance_of_Sahel_States
European continent. A small amount of uranium mining is conducted in the European Union, however the majority of uranium is imported into the EU. Denmark,
Nuclear power in the European Union
Nuclear_power_in_the_European_Union
Australian judge (1920–2013)
Australian Capital Territory. He is best known for his extensive report on uranium mining in Australia in the early 1980s. Fox was born at Strathfield, New South
Russell_Fox
Abandoned uranium mine in South Alligator River Valley, Northern Territory, Australia
abandoned uranium mine in the South Alligator River Valley of the Northern Territory, Australia. The deposit was discovered in 1954 by a United Uranium NL exploration
El_Sherana
Main landmass of the Australian continent
(aluminium ore), manganese, nickel, copper, gold, silver, cobalt, lead, uranium, opal and diamond. Some of the largest mines on the Australian mainland
Mainland_Australia
Virginia politician (born 1969)
interest regarding uranium mining, because his father was a founding investor in Virginia Uranium and Hurt had accepted money from uranium mining interests. Hurt
Robert_Hurt_(politician)
Australian physician, author and anti-nuclear advocate (born 1938)
medical and military dangers of uranium mining, which led to the three-year banning of the mining and export of uranium. After visiting the Soviet Union
Helen_Caldicott
Controversies surrounding nuclear attacks
Substantial debate exists over the ethical, legal, and military aspects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945
Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Debate_over_the_atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Largest Federally recognized tribe in the United States
result of poor regulation of uranium mining in that period. As of 2005, the Navajo Nation has prohibited uranium mining altogether within its borders
Navajo_Nation
British governments, exclusive Swedish controls over uranium ore, and a ban on commercial mining of uranium. Through its advisors, including Manne Siegbahn
Swedish nuclear weapons program
Swedish_nuclear_weapons_program
Canadian scientist and nuclear consultant (born 1940)
published articles and reports on radiation standards, radioactive wastes, uranium mining, nuclear proliferation, the economics of nuclear power, its health implications
Gordon_Edwards_(activist)
German chemist (1743–1817)
Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2019. Robison, Roger F. (2015). Mining and selling radium and uranium. Springer. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9783319118291. Retrieved 8 December
Martin_Heinrich_Klaproth
U.S. non-profit organization
concerns about a continued supply of uranium, due to resource depletion, as well as various obstacles to mining uranium deposits. Moreover, the current generation
Thorium_Energy_Alliance
The IAEA visits included undeclared facilities and Iran's nascent uranium mining project at Saghand. In the same year, Argentine officials disclosed
History of the nuclear program of Iran
History_of_the_nuclear_program_of_Iran
Australian economist (born 1956)
through submissions and appearances. These include the inquiries into Uranium Mining and Nuclear Power, Land Use in Victoria, the US-Australia Free Trade
John_Quiggin
Royal Commission on Australia's role in nuclear fuel
Australian Uranium Association Fox Report List of inquiries into uranium mining in Australia Nuclear industry in South Australia Uranium mining in Australia
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission
Nuclear_Fuel_Cycle_Royal_Commission
Australian politician (1936–1996)
where nuclear issues were under debate, he openly spoke out against uranium mining, and invited anti-uranium mining activists to use his office as a
Mick_Young
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Female
Native American
Native American Omaha name MIGINA means "returning moon."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Twyning in Gloucestershire, which was originally named with Old English betwēonan ‘between’ + ēam, dative of ēa ‘river’, with the ending later being assimilated to -ingas ‘inhabitants’, ‘people’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a diminutive of Moore 2, 3.North German (Möring) : patronymic from the nickname Mohr (see Mohr 2).North German (Möring) : habitational name from Möringen or Möhringen near Stendal and Stettin.Dutch : variant of Morin.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : reduced form of Mannering.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Well defined body
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn ‘descendant of MainnÃn’, probably an assimilated form of MainchÃn, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó MaingÃn and Anglicized as Mangan.Anstice Manning, widow of Richard Manning of Dartmouth, England, came to MA with her children in 1679. Her great-great-grandson Robert, born at Salem, MA, in 1784, was the uncle and protector of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Another early bearer of the relatively common British name was Jeffrey Manning, one of the earliest settlers in Piscataway township, Middlesex Co., NJ. His great-grandson James Manning (1738–91) was a founder and the first president of Rhode Island College (Brown University).
Female
Hebrew
(×ï¬µ×¨Ö¸× Ö´×™×ª) Hebrew name URANIT means "light."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Reading 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Lanning.
Female
English
Pet form of German Wilhelmina, MINNIE means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Honey bee
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lady, Nobel, Women, Self respected
Girl/Female
Hindu
Treasure, A river
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : of uncertain derivation; possibly related to Bing.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from a place called Fyning in Rogate in Sussex.
Girl/Female
Greek
Crane.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Francom.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps an altered form of Malin.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Sky; Shining
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Yorkshire) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Browning. Compare Brunning.Americanized spelling of German Breuning (see Breunig).
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Goddess Saraswati; Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
Tamil
Raaga or patience
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Entice.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Beautiful; Fair; Elegant; Wise; Wisa
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Small
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Greek, Scottish
Fox
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, perhaps a variant of Rainford.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Whetstone, in Leicestershire and Greater London (formerly in Middlesex), or from Wheston in Derbyshire. All are named with Old English hwetstÄn ‘whetstone’ and are sited in areas that provided stone suitable for whetstones, stones used to sharpen knives and blades.Americanized form of German Wettstein.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Idea; Imagination; Fancy
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pl.
of Cranium
a.
Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds.
n.
The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
pl.
of Cranium
n.
An alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, which is used as a dye; -- so called from the peculiar yellowish green fluorescence (resembling that of uranium glass) of its solutions. See Fluorescein.
n.
The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining.
n.
The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Mine
n.
A general term for the uranium phosphates, autunite, or lime uranite, and torbernite, or copper uranite.
n.
The act or process of making fixed.
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the uranic compounds.
a.
Of or pertaining to uranium; containing uranium.
v. i.
The act or business of making mines or of working them.
n.
The lining of a mine shaft with stones or bricks to prevent caving.
a.
Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region.
n.
The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment.
a.
A combining form (also used adjectively) from uranium; -- used in naming certain complex compounds; as in uranoso-uranic oxide, uranoso-uranic sulphate.
n.
An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.
a.
Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus; as, the Uranian year.
a.
That dives or is used or diving.