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Billietite Mineral Data
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General Billietite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,067.66 gm |
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Barium 6.64 % Ba 7.42 % BaO |
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Uranium 69.07 % U 78.36 % UO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.07 % H 9.58 % H2O |
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Oxygen 23.21 % O |
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100.00 % 95.36 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Occurs as an uncommon product of uraninite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1947 |
| Locality: |
At Shinkolobwe and the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Congo (Zaire). Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Valere Louis Billiet (1903-1944), Belgian crystallographer, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Billietite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 202478 |
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PDF 29-218 |
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