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Becquerelite Mineral Data

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General Becquerelite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,970.41 gm
   Calcium    2.03 %  Ca    2.85 % CaO
   Uranium   72.48 %  U    82.22 % UO2
   Hydrogen   1.13 %  H    10.06 % H2O
   Oxygen    24.36 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       95.13 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Sedimentary uranium deposits.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922
Help on Locality: Locality: Kasolo, Belgian Congo. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), who discovered radioactivity in 1896.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Becquerelite + Pronunciation Say BECQUERELITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 201364
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