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Cuprosklodowskite

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mineral formed by alteration of earlier uranium minerals. Its empirical formula is Cu(UO
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Cuprosklodowskite was discovered in 1933 at the Kalongwe deposit in (then)
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mineral, It is grass green to dark green in color, and its
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Cuprosklodowskite is a 180:γ = 110.01°; Z = 1 260:Dull to silky in aggregates 726: 705:Minerals described in 1933 612: 280:Transparent to translucent 700:Minerals in space group 2 588:10.3200/RMIN.84.2.144-149 23: 193:Yellowish to grass-green 178:α = 109.23°, β = 89.84°, 203:In radiating groups of 710:Silicate mineral stubs 534:Handbook of Mineralogy 488:Mineralogical Magazine 432:Marie Skłodowska Curie 345:Other characteristics 176:c = 6.655(5) Å; 174:b = 9.267(8) Å, 172:a = 7.052(5) Å, 109:Strunz classification 680:Uranium(VI) minerals 576:Rocks & Minerals 30:Cuprosklodowskite, 685:Copper(II) minerals 509:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 500:2021MinM...85..291W 482:Warr, L.N. (2021). 695:Triclinic minerals 295:Optical properties 642: 641: 369:Cuprosklodowskite 366: 365: 330:δ = 0.010 - 0.012 316:= 1.664 - 1.667 n 312:= 1.654 - 1.655 n 147: 19:Cuprosklodowskite 717: 663: 656: 649: 627:silicate mineral 621: 614: 604: 603: 567: 561: 556: 550: 545: 536: 531: 522: 521: 511: 479: 416:Katanga province 352: 304:Refractive index 286:Specific gravity 247: 162: 141: 138: 70: 69:(repeating unit) 40:Lualaba District 28: 16: 725: 724: 720: 719: 718: 716: 715: 714: 670: 669: 668: 667: 610: 608: 607: 569: 568: 564: 559:Webmineral data 557: 553: 546: 539: 532: 525: 481: 480: 476: 471: 455:vandenbrandeite 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 371:is a secondary 320:= 1.664 - 1.667 319: 315: 311: 270:Greenish yellow 245: 179: 177: 175: 173: 160: 140: 136: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 68: 67: 43: 12: 11: 5: 723: 721: 713: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 672: 671: 666: 665: 658: 651: 643: 640: 639: 622: 606: 605: 582:(2): 144–149. 562: 551: 537: 523: 494:(3): 291–320. 473: 472: 470: 467: 463:compreignacite 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 364: 363: 361: 357: 356: 346: 342: 341: 338: 332: 331: 328: 322: 321: 317: 313: 309: 306: 300: 299: 296: 292: 291: 288: 282: 281: 278: 272: 271: 268: 262: 261: 258: 252: 251: 248: 239: 238: 235: 229: 228: 225: 219: 218: 215: 209: 208: 201: 195: 194: 191: 187: 186: 185:Identification 182: 181: 170: 164: 163: 155: 149: 148: 133: 127: 126: 121: 119:Crystal system 115: 114: 111: 105: 104: 101: 95: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 71: 61: 60: 54: 50: 49: 45: 44: 29: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 722: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 690:Nesosilicates 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 677: 675: 664: 659: 657: 652: 650: 645: 644: 638: 636: 632: 628: 623: 620: 616: 611: 601: 597: 593: 589: 585: 581: 577: 573: 566: 563: 560: 555: 552: 549: 544: 542: 538: 535: 530: 528: 524: 519: 515: 510: 505: 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 478: 475: 468: 466: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 435: 434:(1867–1934). 433: 429: 425: 424:type locality 421: 420:Belgian Congo 417: 412: 410: 406: 403:is typically 402: 401:crystal habit 398: 374: 370: 362: 358: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 337: 333: 329: 327: 326:Birefringence 323: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 287: 283: 279: 277: 273: 269: 267: 263: 259: 257: 253: 249: 244: 240: 236: 234: 230: 226: 224: 220: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 200: 199:Crystal habit 196: 192: 188: 183: 171: 169: 165: 159: 156: 154: 150: 145: 134: 132: 131:Crystal class 128: 125: 122: 120: 116: 112: 110: 106: 102: 100: 96: 72: 66: 62: 58: 55: 51: 46: 41: 37: 33: 27: 22: 17: 635:expanding it 624: 609: 600:ResearchGate 598:– via 579: 575: 565: 554: 491: 487: 477: 439:becquerelite 436: 428:sklodowskite 413: 397:nesosilicate 368: 367: 217:Twice a year 157: 135:Pinacoidal ( 32:Musonoi mine 443:brochantite 409:radioactive 354:Radioactive 336:Pleochroism 298:Biaxial (-) 276:Diaphaneity 153:Space group 674:Categories 548:Mindat.org 469:References 447:uranophane 360:References 243:Mohs scale 144:H-M symbol 99:IMA symbol 596:140667362 518:235729616 459:liebigite 411:mineral. 168:Unit cell 124:Triclinic 451:kasolite 405:acicular 246:hardness 233:Fracture 227:On {100} 223:Cleavage 213:Twinning 205:acicular 53:Category 496:Bibcode 373:uranium 113:9.AK.10 65:Formula 59:mineral 57:Uranium 48:General 36:Kolwezi 594:  516:  422:, the 266:Streak 256:Luster 237:Uneven 142:(same 629:is a 592:S2CID 514:S2CID 383:(HSiO 190:Color 81:(HSiO 73:Cu(UO 631:stub 461:and 391:·6(H 290:3.85 103:Cskl 89:·6(H 584:doi 504:doi 676:: 590:. 580:84 578:. 574:. 540:^ 526:^ 512:. 502:. 492:85 490:. 486:. 465:. 457:, 453:, 449:, 445:, 441:, 418:, 139:) 93:O) 38:, 34:, 662:e 655:t 648:v 637:. 602:. 586:: 520:. 506:: 498:: 393:2 389:2 387:) 385:4 381:2 379:) 377:2 318:γ 314:β 310:α 308:n 250:4 161:1 158:P 146:) 137:1 91:2 87:2 85:) 83:4 79:2 77:) 75:2

Index


Musonoi mine
Kolwezi
Lualaba District
Uranium
Formula
IMA symbol
Strunz classification
Crystal system
Triclinic
Crystal class
H-M symbol
Space group
Unit cell
Crystal habit
acicular
Twinning
Cleavage
Fracture
Mohs scale
Luster
Streak
Diaphaneity
Specific gravity
Refractive index
Birefringence
Pleochroism

Radioactive
uranium

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