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Metaheinrichite Mineral Data
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General Metaheinrichite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2•8(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,099.34 gm |
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Barium 12.49 % Ba 13.95 % BaO |
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Uranium 43.30 % U 49.13 % UO2 |
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Arsenic 13.63 % As 20.91 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.47 % H 13.11 % H2O |
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Oxygen 29.11 % O |
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100.00 % 97.09 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2•8(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Alteration product of heinrichite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 |
| Locality: |
White King mine, 22 km NW of Lakeview, Lake County, Oregon, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the lower hydrate and for Eberhardt William Heinrich (1918-1991), Mineralogist, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Metaheinrichite + Pronunciation  |
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