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Name: Yingjiangite RRUFF ID: R070740 Ideal Chemistry: K2Ca(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)6·6H2O Locality: Kamaka Bar, Frazier River, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada Source: Michael Scott S106144 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Golden yellow massive embedded in epoxy Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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Mineral Group: [ Phosphuranylite (7) ] |
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REFERENCES for Yingjiangite | |
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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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Chen Z, Huang Y, Gu X (1990) A new uranium mineral - yingjiangite, Acta Mineralogica Sinica, 10, 102-105 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J (1991) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 76, 1728-1735 [view file] |
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Zhang J, Wan A, Gong W (1992) New data on yingjiangite, Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica, 11, 178-184 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1994) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 79, 1210-1214 [view file] |
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Frost R L, Čejka Jiří, Ayoko G (2008) Raman spectroscopic study of the uranyl phosphate minerals phosphuranylite and yingjiangite, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 39, 495-502 |
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Pláil J, Sejkora J, Čejka J, koda R, Goliá V (2009) Supergene mineralization of the Medvedín uranium deposit, Krkonoe Mountains, Czech Republic, Journal of Geosciences, 54, 15-56 |
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