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Name: Cuprosklodowskite RRUFF ID: R060570 Ideal Chemistry: Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O Locality: Musonoi Extension mine, near Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Zaire Source: Michael Scott S100303 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Green colored acicular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R060570.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.050(2)Å b: 9.240(2)Å c: 6.650(2)Å alpha: 109.02(1)° beta: 89.81(2)° gamma: 109.59(1)° Volume: 383.1(2)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Cuprosklodowskite | |
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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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Foshag W F (1934) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 19, 235-236 [view file] |
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Hogarth D D (1951) Studies of radioactive compounds: - meta-zeunerite, uranophane, kasolite, and cuprosklodowskite in Canada, American Mineralogist, 36, 411-414 [view file] |
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Rosenzweig A, Ryan R R (1975) Refinement of the crystal structure of cuprosklodowskite Cu[(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2]·6H2O, American Mineralogist, 60, 448-453 [view file] |
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Stohl F V, Smith D K (1981) The crystal chemistry of the uranyl silicate minerals, American Mineralogist, 66, 610-625 [view file] |
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Frost R L, Čejka J, Weier M L, Martens W (2006) Molecular structure of the uranyl silicates - a Raman spectroscopic study, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37, 538-551 |
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