Parsonsite

Image

Specimen of parsonsite (brown) and torbernite (green), from Pinhal do Souto mine, Tragos, Chãs de Tavares, Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal. Field of view is 4mm.

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Properties

Formula Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Abbreviation Pso
Luminescence emitter UO2
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1923
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Crystal symmetry Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2)
Tags Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Uranyl , Hydrated

Composition

Element Atoms
U 1
O 10
P 2
Pb 2
Total: 15

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 6 0 0