Hey dear Hive friends, I would like to wish you all a pleasant day and hope you are all well! In this post, I would like to talk about the interesting world of minerals and hope you can learn something new.
Here are pictures of two unknown specimen of minerals which have one thing in common, both contain the chemical element uranium. The existing proportion of uranium can be made visible with the help of ultraviolet light and I find it is looking very fascinating in the pictures and UV lamps are definitely an important auxiliary tool for mineral collectors. Uranium is named after the planet Uranus, which in turn in Greek mythology is associated with the god Uranus who is also known as the personification of the sky and this element was first isolated by the mineralogist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743 - 1817). Klaproth is also known for the discovery of other important elements such as titanium or strontium and he first isolated uranium from the mineral Uraninite and uranium is the heaviest element. There is a lot of energy in uranium and it can be found worldwide and is mostly located in the earth's crust as well as oceans and it is a natural element that has accompanied humanity for eternal years. Worldwide, more than 200 minerals are known which contain uranium and on average one ton of rock contains about two grams of uranium and is much more common than silver or gold.
The field of application is really extremely diverse and it is most often needed to obtain energy, but it is also of great importance for the ceramic industry and was used until the 20th century still used as a dye for ceramics. It is also of great importance to the defense industry and is used, for example, for the production of ammunition or as a power unit for aircrafts or submarines. It is also of enormous importance from the pharmaceutical industry and is used to produce isotopes or other medical products like X-ray machines. In the past, dishes such as plates or glasses were also colored with it and the area of application is extremely diverse and it is dismantled by many large nations and is of great importance for many industrial purposes. Uranium is often a by-product that accumulates as waste from the mining of other raw materials such as copper, silver or gold and most of it is needed for the energy production. Uranium is often controversial as a natural element, but every human and animal contains traces of uranium and it occurs in small quantities almost everywhere such as in water, food, rocks and even in the air.
Many thanks for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new about minerals! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens!
