Masuyite
| Masuyite | |
|---|---|
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Orange Masuyite coating crystals of cubic uraninite (to about 1 cm). Shinkolobwe mine, the type locality, Democratic Republic of the Congo. | |
| General | |
| Category | Oxide minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3H2O |
| Strunz classification | 04.GB.35 |
| Unit cell | a = 13.98Å, b = 12.11Å, c = 14.2Å |
| Identification | |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Optical properties | Biaxial (-) |
| Refractive index | nα = 1.785 nβ = 1.895 nγ = 1.915 |
| Birefringence | δ = 0.130 |
| 2V angle | Measured: 50° , calculated: 44° |
| Dispersion | extreme |
Masuyite is a uranium/lead oxide mineral with formula Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3H2O.[1]
Masuyite was first described in 1947 for an occurrence in Katanga and named to honor Belgian geologist Gustave Masuy (1905–1945).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.webmineral.com/data/Masuyite.shtml Webmineral
- ↑ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/masuyite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
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