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Name: Soddyite RRUFF ID: R060361 Ideal Chemistry: (UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2 Locality: Musonoi Extension, near Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Zaire Source: Michael Scott S100220 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Yellow pyramidal crystals associated with light green malachite and dark green brochantite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R060361.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.32(2)Å b: 11.19(2)Å c: 18.65(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1736(4)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Soddyite | |
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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 (1922) La soddite, nouveau minéral radioactif, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, 174, 1066-1067 [view file] |
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Wherry E T, Holden E F (1922) New minerals - new species, American Mineralogist, 7, 178-180 [view file] |
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Gorman D H (1952) Studies of radioactive compounds: V - soddyite, American Mineralogist, 37, 386-393 [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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Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T (1992) The importance of accurate crystal structure determination of uranium minerals. II. Soddyite (UO2)2(SiO4)·2H2O, Acta Crystallographica, C48, 1-4 |
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Frost R L, Čejka J, Weier M L, Martens W, Kloprogge J T (2006) A Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of the uranyl silicates - weeksite, soddyite and haiweeite, Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 64, 308-315 |
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Frost R L, Čejka J, Weier M L, Martens W (2006) A Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of the uranyl silicates - weeksite, soddyite and haiweeite: Part 2, Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 63, 305-312 |
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