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General Deliensite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Fe++(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2•3(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 876.09 gm
   Uranium   54.34 %  U    61.64 % UO2
   Iron       6.37 %  Fe    8.20 % FeO
   Hydrogen   0.92 %  H     8.23 % H2O
   Sulfur     7.32 %  S    18.28 % SO3
   Oxygen    31.05 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       96.35 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe2+(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2•3(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Oxidized zone of an uranium deposit.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Mas D'Alary, Lodeve, Herault, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Dr. Michel Deliens (1939-), Royal Belgian Institute of Natural History, Brussels, Belgium, in recognition of his research on uranium bearing minerals.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Deliensite + Pronunciation Say DELIENSITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1996-013