General Information:
Chemical Formula:
U++++++2V+++++6O21·15(H2O)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 1,387.92 gm)
Uranium 34.30 % U
Vanadium 22.02 % V
Hydrogen 2.18 % H
Oxygen 41.50 % O
Empirical Formula:
U2V5+6O21·15(H2O)
Locality:
Temple Rock, Emery County, Utah, USA.
Name Origin:
Named for the composition (U, Vanadium)..
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[???] Good, [???] Good
Color:
brownish yellow.
Habits:
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., ,
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Streak:
light yellow
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