Chemistry:Markeyite
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Short description: Uranyl carbonate mineral
| Markeyite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Carbonate mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Ca9(UO2)4CO3)13 · 28H2O |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal |
| Identification | |
| References | [1] |
Markeyite, a uranyl carbonate mineral discovered in the Markey Mine in Utah, USA. A group led by Anthony R. Kampf, a mineralogist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USA discovered its structure.[3]
Cotype material for this mineral resides in the collections of the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, USA, and the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.[4]
Localities
United States : Markey mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah
References
- ↑ "Markeyite". https://www.mindat.org/min-51413.html:.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Markeyite: Markeyite mineral information and data.". https://www.mindat.org/min-51413.html.
- ↑ "Markeyite | Carbon Mineral Challenge" (in en-US). https://mineralchallenge.net/markeyite/.
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