Working in Paris in 1898, Marie and Pierre Curie processed thousands of pounds of pitchblende from the same glass-factory tailings in order to isolate two radioactive elements that had hitherto been unknown: radium and polonium.
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Pitchblende
Synonyms for "pitchblende" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
uranium ore
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Noun(1 words)
uranium-rich ore
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2 entriesuraniniteuranium oxide ore
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6 entriespitchblende depositpitchblende oreradioactive mineraluraninite contenturanium oreuranium oxide ore
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3 entriespitchblende mineralpitchblende oreuraninite ore
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