Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate mineral with chemical formula K222·3H2O. The water content can vary and small amounts of calcium, barium, magnesium, iron, and sodium are often present. It is
Carnotite in fossilized wood from St. George, Utah
Carnotite from the Happy Jack Mine, Moab, Utah
Vanadium is a chemical element; it has symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, malleable transition metal. The elemental metal is rarely found in nature, but once isolated artificia
Carnotite
…Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate mineral with chemical formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O. The water content can vary and small amounts of calcium, barium, magnesium, iron, and sodium are often present. It is a major ore of uranium…
Vanadium crystal bar and 1cm 3 cube
Polycrystalline high-purity (99.95%) vanadium cuboids, ebeam remelted and macro-etched
From left: [V(H2O)6]2+ (lilac), [V(H2O)6]3+ (green), [VO(H2O)5]2+ (blue) and [VO(H2O)5]3+ (yellow)