Radium

Occurrence

Radium is a decay product of uranium and is therefore found in all uranium-bearing ores. Radium was originally acquired from pitchblende ore from Joachimsthal, Bohemia (7 metric tons of pitchblende yields 1 gram of radium). Carnotite sands in Colorado provide some of the element, but richer ores are found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Great Lakes area of Canada and can also be extracted from uranium processing waste. Large uranium deposits are located in Ontario, New Mexico, Utah, Australia, and in other places.

Related Topics:
Decay product - Ore - Pitchblende - Joachimsthal, Bohemia - Metric ton - Gram - Carnotite - Colorado - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Great Lakes - Canada - Ontario - New Mexico - Utah - Australia

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