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Metauranocircite Mineral Data
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General Metauranocircite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2•6-8(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 993.43 gm |
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Barium 13.82 % Ba 15.43 % BaO |
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Uranium 47.92 % U 54.36 % UO2 |
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Phosphorus 6.24 % P 14.29 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.42 % H 12.69 % H2O |
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Oxygen 30.60 % O |
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100.00 % 96.78 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2•7(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secndary mineral derived from phosphatic uraninite deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
Bergen, Falkenstein, Vogtland, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for its lower hydrate relationship to uranocercite. |
| Synonym: |
Meta-uranocircite - Renamed as Metauranocircite by Mineralogical Record, v330 (2008), p131 |
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