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Mineral mining

The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth for economic interests.

Contributors in Mineral mining

Mineral mining

metazeunerite

Mining; General mining

A tetragonal mineral, Cu(UO 2 ) 2 (AsO 4 ) 2 .8H 2 O ; meta-autunite group; grass to emerald green.

torbernite

Mining; General mining

A tetragonal mineral, Cu(UO 2 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O ; autunite group; strongly radioactive; green; in tabular or foliated crystals, associated with other uranium minerals; commonly in parallel ...

chalcolite

Mining; General mining

A tetragonal mineral, Cu(UO 2 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O ; autunite group; strongly radioactive; green; in tabular or foliated crystals, associated with other uranium minerals; commonly in parallel ...

copper uranite

Mining; General mining

A tetragonal mineral, Cu(UO 2 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O ; autunite group; strongly radioactive; green; in tabular or foliated crystals, associated with other uranium minerals; commonly in parallel ...

cuprouranite

Mining; General mining

A tetragonal mineral, Cu(UO 2 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O ; autunite group; strongly radioactive; green; in tabular or foliated crystals, associated with other uranium minerals; commonly in parallel ...

uranmica

Mining; General mining

A tetragonal mineral, Cu(UO 2 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O ; autunite group; strongly radioactive; green; in tabular or foliated crystals, associated with other uranium minerals; commonly in parallel ...

uranphyllite

Mining; General mining

A tetragonal mineral, Cu(UO 2 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O ; autunite group; strongly radioactive; green; in tabular or foliated crystals, associated with other uranium minerals; commonly in parallel ...

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