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Formula: Al(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3.5.5H2O
Hydrated phosphate, uranyl mineral
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 4.295 calculated
Colour: Golden yellow
Luminescence: Fluoresces pale green under longwave and shortwave UV
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At the type locality, the Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo, mundite is a rare mineral in
the oxidised uraniferous zone of the complex
granite pegmatite.
Associated minerals include phuralumite,
upalite, ranunculite,
threadgoldite and
eylettersite
(HOM).
Mundite from the Kobokobo Pegmatite - Image
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