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Name: Vandenbrandeite RRUFF ID: R080113 Ideal Chemistry: Cu(UO2)(OH)4 Locality: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of dark-green bladed crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R080113.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.875(4)Å b: 5.460(3)Å c: 6.112(3)Å alpha: 91.40(2)° beta: 101.93(2)° gamma: 89.84(2)° Volume: 257.0(3)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Vandenbrandeite | |
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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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Schoep A (1932) La vandenbrandeite, un nouveau minéral uranifére, Annales du Musée du Congo Belge, 1, 24-31 [view file] |
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Foshag W F (1933) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 18, 179-180 [view file] |
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Milne I H, Nuffield E W (1951) Studies of radioactive compounds: I-vandenbrandeite, American Mineralogist, 36, 394-410 [view file] |
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Rosenzweig A, Ryan R R (1977) Vandenbrandeite CuUO2(OH)4, Crystal Structure Communications, 6, 53-56 |
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Frankland V L, Milodowski A E, Lawrence R A, Sacchi M, Read D (2023) Characterization of vandenbrandeite: A potential alteration product of spent nuclear fuel, American Mineralogist, 108, 695-708 |
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