Masuyite

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Masuyite (red spherical aggregates) and becquerelite (yellow) with fourmarierite (dark red/umber), on uraninite matrix, from Shinkolobwe, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Properties

Formula Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O
Abbreviation Msy
Classifications Minerals containing H2O, Minerals containing OH
Luminescence emitters Unspecified, UO2
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1947
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Tags Hydroxide , Mineral, Uranyl , Hydrated

Composition

Element Atoms
H 8
O 14
Pb 1
U 3
Total: 26

Reference

Reference
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Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 4 0 0