Sklodowskite

Image

Yellow Sklodowskite needles with green malachite core, Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, specimen size: 5.8cm

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Properties

Formula Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2ยท6H2O
Abbreviation Sds
Luminescence emitter Unspecified
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1924
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Tags Hydroxide , Mineral, Silicate , Uranyl , Hydrated

Composition

Element Atoms
Si 2
O 18
U 2
Mg 1
H 14
Total: 37

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 2 0 0