Metavandendriesscheite

metavandendriesscheite

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Formula: PbU7O22.nH2O
Hydrated uranyl oxide
Crystal system: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 5.45 measured, 5.75 calculated
Hardness: 3
Colour: Amber-yellow, yellowish orange, orange
RADIOACTIVE
Environments

Metamorphic environments
Hydrothermal environments

Metavandendriesscheite is an alteration product from vandendriesscheite by dehydration

Localities

At the type locality, the Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo, metavandendriesscheite occurs in the oxidized zone of the uranium-bearing mineral deposit. Associated minerals include vandendriesscheite, fourmarierite, becquerelite, metatorbernite, rutherfordine and uraninite (HOM ).

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