Uranium ores /jʊˈreɪniəm ɔrz/ – natural mineral formations containing uranium. The main ore minerals: oxides – uraninite, uranium tar, uranium black; silicates – coffinit; titanates – brannerite; uranyl silicates – uranophane, betauranotyl; uranyl vanadates – carnotite, tyuyamunite; uranyl phosphates – otenite, torbernite.