Guilleminite

Guilleminite (Ba(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4•3H2O) is a uranium mineral named by R. Pierrot, J. Toussaint, and T. Verbeek in 1965 in honor of Jean Claude Guillemin (1923–1994), a chemist and mineralogist. It is a rare uranium/selenium mineral found at the Musonoi Mine in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

This secondary mineral also includes barium in its structure, in addition to selenium and uranium. It is bright yellow in colour and usually has an acicular crystal habit. It has a Mohs hardness of 2–3.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Guilleminite: Guilleminite mineral information and data on Mindat.org
  2. ↑ Pierrot R, Toussaint J, Verbeek T. Bull. Soc. Franc. Mineral. Crist. 1965; 88: 132.
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