Uraninite

Uraninite is a fission of uranium-238.

Uraninite is a major ore of uranium. An important occurrence of pitchblende is at Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, where it is found in large quantities associated with silver. Some of the highest grade uranium ores in the world have been found in the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan. It also occurs in Australia, Germany, England, and South Africa. In the United States it can be found in the states of New Hampshire, Connecticut, North Carolina, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico.

References

• Dana's Manual of Mineralogy ISBN 0-471-03288-3

See also

• Thorianite
• List of minerals
• List of uranium mines