Uroxite

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Uroxite
General
Category Oxalate mineral
Formula [(UO2)2(C2O4)(OH)2(H2O)2]·H2O
IMA symbol Urx
Crystal system Monoclinic [1]
Identification
Colourlight yellow [2]
Crystal habit An
Cleavage {101},{010} [2]
Mohs scale hardness2
Density 4.187 g/cm3 [2]

Uroxite is an oxalate mineral first discovered as part of the Carbon Mineral Challenge. It is the first discovered uranium-containing organic mineral.

References

  1. ↑ Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C., eds. (27 October 2022). Handbook of Mineralogy. Chantilly, VA 20151-1110 USA: Mineralogical Society of America.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Kampf, Anthony (2020). "Uroxite and metauroxite, the first two uranyl oxalate minerals" . Mineralogical Magazine. 84 (1): 131–141. Bibcode:2020MinM...84..131K. doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.57. S2CID   202886161.
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