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Metauranospinite Mineral Data
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General Metauranospinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2•8(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,002.09 gm |
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Calcium 4.00 % Ca 5.60 % CaO |
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Uranium 47.51 % U 53.89 % UO2 |
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Arsenic 14.95 % As 22.94 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.61 % H 14.38 % H2O |
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Oxygen 31.93 % O |
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100.00 % 96.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2•8(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral of the oxide zone in a hydrothermal polymetallic barite�fluorite deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 |
| Locality: |
Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
The prefix meta indicates the dehydration product of uranospinite. |
| Synonym: |
Meta-uranospinite - Renamed as Metauranospinite by Mineralogical Record, v330 (2008), p131 |
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