Chemistry:Mundite
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| Mundite | |
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 Yellow to yellowish-orange mundite from Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
(field of view: 3 mm) | |
| General | |
| Category | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Al(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3·5(H2O) |
| Strunz classification | 8.EC.30 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic Unknown space group |
| Space group | P21cn, Pmcn |
| Identification | |
| Other characteristics |  Radioactive |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Mundite is a uranium phosphate mineral with chemical formula: Al(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3·5(H2O). It contains aluminium and has a yellow tinge to it. It usually appears on sandstones or limestones.
References
- ↑ Mineralienatlas
- ↑ Mindat.org
- ↑ Webmineral data
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/article/imacnmnc-approved-mineral-symbols/62311F45ED37831D78603C6E6B25EE0A.
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