Chernobylite
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Chernobylite is a solid solution technogenic compound consisting of a crystalline zirconium silicate and an amount of uranium as high as 10%.
It was discovered in the corium (a lava-like glassy material) that was formed during the nuclear meltdown of Reactor 4 in the Chernobyl disaster.[1][2][3] Chernobylite is highly radioactive due to its substantial uranium content and contamination by fission products.
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- ^ Valeriy Soyfer "Chernobylite: Technogenic Mineral", Khimiya i Zhizn', No 11, Nov. 1990, p. 12, in Science & Technology USSR: Chemistry. JPRS Report. 27 March 1991. p. 29.
