It can be distinguished from similar appearing uranium minerals, such as carnotite, by its lack of radioactivity.
A range of other uranium minerals can be found in various deposits.
Pitchblende is the most important uranium mineral in all veins types, but coffinite does also occur.
An interesting feature are pseudomorphoses of uranium minerals after wood.
Determination of the structure of wyartite provided the first evidence for a pentavalent uranium mineral.
Like all uranium minerals it is radioactive.
In the 1970s these rocks were studied for their potential to host valuable phosphate and uranium minerals.
He left the company (which became a crown corporation in 1944) to prospect for uranium minerals as an independent mine developer.
However, since it is frequently found in association with other radioactive minerals, this may not be useful in separating one uranium mineral from the rest.
These emissions mostly come from enrichment but also from the extraction of uranium mineral.