RENARDITE


Meaning of RENARDITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4·7(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 1,671.39 gm)

Uranium 56.97 % U

Phosphorus 3.71 % P

Hydrogen 1.09 % H

Lead 12.40 % Pb

Oxygen 25.85 % O

Empirical Formula:

Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4·7(H2O)

Locality:

Kaslo mine, Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Katanga, Zaire.

Name Origin:

Named for Alphonse Francois Renard (1842-1903), mineralogist, University of Ghent, Belgium.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[100] Perfect

Color:

yellow.

Density:

4.34

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habits:

Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces., ,

Luminescence:

Radioactive.

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