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Agrinierite Mineral Data

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General Agrinierite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (K2,Ca,Sr)U3O10•4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 998.94 gm
   Potassium   1.57 %  K     1.89 % K2O
   Strontium   1.75 %  Sr    2.07 % SrO
   Calcium     1.60 %  Ca    2.25 % CaO
   Uranium    71.48 %  U    85.90 % UO3
   Hydrogen    0.85 %  H     7.57 % H2O
   Oxygen     22.74 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.68 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca0.4K0.4Sr0.2U3O10•4.2(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: In the oxidized zone of a uranium deposit.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1971
Help on Locality: Locality: Margnac mine, Compreignac, Haute-Vienne, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Henri Agrinier (1928-1971), an engineer in the Mineralogy Laboratory if the French Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, France.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Agrinierite + Pronunciation Say AGRINIERITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 89723
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