Margaritasite

Margaritasite is a yellow, caesium-bearing mineral in the carnotite group. Its chemical formula is (Cs, K, H₃O)₂(UO₂)₂V₂O₈·H₂O and its crystal system is monoclinic.

Name and discovery

It was first described in 1982 from the Margaritas uranium deposit, in the Peña Blanca district of the municipality of Aldama, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

See also

• List of minerals

References

• mindat.org entry

This article about a specific oxide mineral is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Vanadate minerals Caesium minerals Potassium minerals Uranium minerals Oxide mineral stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Paul McStay Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) Look at other dictionaries: margaritasite — noun A yellow monoclinic caesium bearing mineral in the carnotite group …   Wiktionary List of minerals K-M (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… …   Wikipedia List of minerals — This is a List of minerals for which there are Wikipedia articles. Mineral variety names and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: List of minerals… …   Wikipedia Carnotite — Infobox mineral name = Carnotite category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = 200 caption = formula = K2(UO2)2 (VO4)2·3H2O molweight = color = Yellow, Golden yellow, Greenish yellow habit = crusts, earthy masses, foliated and granular… …   Wikipedia Маргаритасит — жёлтый, цезий содержащий минерал карнотитовой группы; химическая формула (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2V2O8·H2O, имеет моноклинную кристаллическую структуру, твёрдость по шкале Мооса 2, плотность 5,41 г/см3. Впервые был описан в 1982 году на урановом… …   Википедия 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”