Uranophane-β

Image

Uranophane-alpha (light yellow radiating spheres) and Uranophane-beta (dark yellow, fan-like, thick needles) on Granite from Miedzianka in Krkonoše near Janowice Wielkie in Poland (Width: 11.5 mm)

© Photo by F. Rohowski (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 3.0

Properties

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Related materials Parauranophane
Crystal symmetry Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group P21/c (#14)
Tags Hydroxide , Mineral, Silicate , Uranyl , Hydrated

Composition

Element Atoms
Ca 1
Si 2
H 4
U 2
O 13
Total: 22