Chalcolite( crystallized phosphate of copper and uranium) is about twice as radioactive as uranium. 铜铀云母(和铀的磷酸盐结晶体)放射性是铀放射性的两倍。
But an unexpected fact was noted: certain minerals( pitchblende, chalcolite, autunite) had a greater activity than might be expected on the basis of their uranium or thorium content. 但是一个意外的事实引起了我的注意:某些矿物质(青铀矿物质、铀云母或钙铀云母)活性比根据其铀或针含量所判断的要高。
To explain this point I prepared synthetic chalcolite from pure products, and obtained crystals, whose activity was completely consistent with their uranium content; this activity is about half that of uranium. 为了解释这一现象,我准备了从纯产品中合成的铜铀云母,并得到了这种结晶体,其活性与其铀含量完全一致,活性大约是铀的活性的一半。
Torbernite \Tor"bern*ite\, n. [So named after Torber Bergmann, a Swedish chemist.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also {copper uranite}, and {chalcolite}.