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Name: Umohoite RRUFF ID: R061135 Ideal Chemistry: (UO2)(MoO4)·2H2O Locality: Kyzulsai Mo-U deposit, south Kazakhstan Source: Michael Scott S105129 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Patches of dark green platy crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R061135.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 6.411(9)Å b: 7.56(1)Å c: 14.76(2)Å alpha: 82.56(4)° beta: 85.74(5)° gamma: 89.88(4)° Volume: 707(2)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Umohoite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Brophy G P, Kerr P F (1953) Hydrous uranium molybdate in Maryvale ore, in Annual Report for June 30, 1952 to April 1, 1953 RME-3046 U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 45-51 [view file] |
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Coleman R G, Appleman D E (1957) Umohoite from the Lucky MC mine, Wyoming, American Mineralogist, 42, 657-660 [view file] |
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Skvortsova K V, Kopchenova E V, Silant'eva N I, Sidorenko G A, Dara A D (1961) On the conditions of umohoite formation on U.S.S.R. uranium-molybdenum deposits, Geology of Ore Deposits, 5, 53-63 [view file] |
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Makarov E S, Anikina L I (1963) Crystal structure of umohoite (UMoO6(H2O)2)*2H2O, Geochemistry, 1, 14-21 |
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Krivovichev S V, Burns P C (2000) Crystal chemistry of uranyl molybdates. I. The structure and formula of umohoite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 717-726 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Kovalenker V A, Roberts A C (2001) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 86, 376-379 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2001) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 86, 939-942 [view file] |
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Sidorenko G A, Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V, Chistyakova N I, Barinova A V (2003) Umohoite: new data on its mineralogy and crystal-chemistry, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 132, issue 3 73-80 [view file] |
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