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Uranophane

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Crystals occur as stellate needle aggregates; as fibrous crusts, and massive
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Geology of the Mount Pinchot Quadrangle, Southern Sierra Nevada, California
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Light yellow, lemon-yellow, honey-yellow, straw-yellow, green-yellow
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Weak; X = colorless; Y = pale canary-yellow; Z = canary-yellow
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Index


Formula
IMA symbol
Strunz classification
Crystal system
Monoclinic
Crystal class
H-M symbol
Space group
Unit cell
Å
Formula mass
Crystal habit
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Mohs scale
Luster
Streak
Diaphaneity
Specific gravity
Refractive index
Birefringence
Pleochroism
2V angle
Ultraviolet
fluorescence

Radioactive
Ca

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