Definition
A bright yellow radioactive mineral containing uranium and vanadium, used as a source of uranium ore.
Etymology
Named after Marie Curie's collaborator Adolphe Carnot in the early 1900s, using the mineral suffix '-ite'. The '-ite' convention honors notable scientists by naming minerals after them.
Kelly Says
Carnotite gave us our first major source of uranium! It was found in Colorado and Utah, and prospectors in the early atomic age hunted for it. The bright yellow crystals made it easy to spot, but miners didn't realize they were handling dangerous radioactive material.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካርኖታይት
kaar-no-tai-t
ARالعربية
كارنوتايت
kar-no-tai-t
BNবাংলা
কার্নোটাইট
kaar-no-tai-t
CACatalà
carnotita
kar-no-ti-ta
CSČeština
carnotit
kar-no-tit
DADansk
carnotit
kar-no-tit
DEDeutsch
Carnotit
kar-no-tit
ELΕλληνικά
καρνοτίτη
kar-no-ti-ti
ESEspañol
carnotita
kar-no-ti-ta
FAفارسی
کارنوتیت
kar-no-tai-t
FISuomi
carnotit
kar-no-tit
FRFrançais
carnotite
kar-no-tite
GUGU
કાર્નોટાઈટ
kaar-no-tai-t
HAHA
carnotite
kar-no-tite
HEעברית
קרנוטיט
kar-no-tit
HIहिन्दी
कार्नोटाइट
kaar-no-tai-t
HUMagyar
carnotit
kar-no-tit
IDBahasa Indonesia
carnotite
kar-no-tite
IGIG
carnotite
kar-no-tite
ITItaliano
carnotita
kar-no-ti-ta
JA日本語
カルノタイト
karu-no-tai-to
KMKM
ការណូស៊ីន
ka-ra-no-sin
KO한국어
카르노타이트
kar-no-tai-t
MRMR
कार्नोटाइट
kaar-no-tai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
carnotite
kar-no-tite
MYမြန်မာ
ကားနိုစိန်း
ka-no-sin
NLNederlands
carnotite
kar-no-tite
NONorsk
carnotit
kar-no-tit
PAPA
ਕਾਰਨੋਟਾਈਟ
kaar-no-tai-t
PLPolski
carnotit
kar-no-tit
PTPortuguês
carnotita
kar-no-ti-ta
RORomână
carnotit
kar-no-tit
RUРусский
карнотит
kar-no-tit
SVSvenska
carnotit
kar-no-tit
SWKiswahili
carnotite
kar-no-tite
TAதமிழ்
கார்னோடைட்
kaar-no-dai-t
TEతెలుగు
కార్నోటైట్
kaar-no-tai-t
THไทย
คาร์โนไทต์
kar-no-tai-t
TLTL
carnotite
kar-no-tite
TRTürkçe
carnotit
kar-no-tit
UKУкраїнська
карнотит
kar-no-tit
URاردو
کارنوتیٹ
kar-no-tai-t
VITiếng Việt
carnotite
kar-no-tite
YOYO
carnotite
kar-no-tite
ZUZU
ikarnosin
i-kar-no-sin