VANURANYLITE


Meaning of VANURANYLITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

(H3O,Ba,Ca,K)1.6(UO2)2V2O8·4(H2O) (?)

Environment:

In the oxidation zone in sandstone.

IMA Status:

Discredited IMA 1968

Locality:

Russia.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[100] Perfect

Color:

intense yellow.

Density:

3.644

Habits:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix., Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas)., Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline.

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Streak:

light yellow

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