- Cuprosklodowskite
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Cuprosklodowskite
Cuprosklodowskite, 3.6 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm. Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the CongoGeneral Category Uranium mineral Chemical formula Cu[(UO2)(SiO2OH)]2•6(H2O) Identification Color green Crystal system acicular flat bladed Cuprosklodowskite is a secondary uranium mineral formed by alteration of earlier uranium minerals. Its empirical formula is Cu[(UO2)(SiO2OH)]2•6(H2O). It was named in the mistaken belief that the mineral was the copper analogue of sklodowskite, which in turn was named for Marie Curie (née Maria Sklodowska) (1867–1934). Cuprosklodowskite is a nesosilicate mineral, It is grass green to dark green in color, and its crystal habit is typically acicular flat bladed crystals.
Cuprosklodowskite was discovered in 1933 at the Kalongwe deposit in (then) Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre), the type locality. Cuprosklodowskite is a strongly radioactive mineral.
References and external links
- Cuprosklodowskite Mineral Data at Uranium and Thorium Minerals of the World
- Cuprosklodowskite Mineral Data at Webmineral
- Cuprosklodowskite Mineral Data at Mindat.org
- Cuprosklodowskite Photo Gallery at LGFFoundation.org
Categories:- Uranium minerals
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