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General Oswaldpeetersite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (UO2)2CO3(OH)2•4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 706.14 gm
   Uranium   67.42 %  U    76.48 % UO2
   Hydrogen   1.43 %  H    12.76 % H2O
   Carbon     1.70 %  C     6.23 % CO2
   Oxygen    29.45 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       95.47 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: (UO2)2(CO3)(OH)2•4(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Coating sandstone in organic-rich Permian-aged Shinarump Conglomerate.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Jomac uranium mine, Brown's Rim, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Maurice Oswald Peeters (1945-), structural crystallographer at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2000-034