Parauranophane [ Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O ]
Material properties
| Formula | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O |
| Abbreviation | Urp-β |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1935 |
| Crystal symmetry | Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group P21/c (#14) |
| Classifications | Minerals containing H2O, Minerals containing OH, Uranophane (group) |
| Related materials | Uranophane, Uranophane-β |
| Luminescence emitter | UO2 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Hydrated, Hydroxide, Mineral, Silicate, Uranyl |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Ca | 1 |
| Si | 2 |
| H | 4 |
| U | 2 |
| O | 13 |
| Total: | 22 |