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Definition of: uraninite
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·ran′ə·nīt) noun
A greenish-black, opaque uranium mineral containing also lead, nitrogen, helium, thorium, radium, and certain rare earths, occurring in octohedral crystals. In the massive form it is called pitchblende. [<URANIUM]
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