Chemistry:Fourmarierite
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Short description: Mineral
| Fourmarierite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Oxide minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4•4H2O |
| Strunz classification | 4.GB.25 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Pyramidal (mm2) H-M Symbol: (mm2) |
| Space group | Bb21m |
| Identification | |
| Color | Red, golden-red, brown |
| Cleavage | On {001}, perfect |
| Mohs scale hardness | 3 - 4 |
| |re|er}} | Adamantine |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent |
| Density | 6.046 g/cm3 |
| Other characteristics |  Radioactive |
Fourmarierite is a secondary uranium-lead mineral. It was named for the Belgian geologist Paul Fourmarier (1877–1970). Its chemical formula is Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4•4H2O.[2]
References
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ "Fourmarierite Mineral Data". webmineral.com. http://webmineral.com/data/Fourmarierite.shtml. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
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