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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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