Wölsendorfite R090051



Name: Wölsendorfite
RRUFF ID: R090051
Ideal Chemistry: Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O
Locality: Shinkolobwe mine, Katanga, Congo
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: A crust of orange blocky crystals. Sample is from the same specimen as used in the Burns (1999) study.
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R090051
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 25% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Wölsendorfite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 42, 919-921   [view file]

Burns P C (1999) A new complex sheet of uranyl polyhedra in the structure of wölsendorfite, American Mineralogist, 84, 1661-1673   [view file]