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Natrouranospinite Mineral Data

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General Natrouranospinite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Na2,Ca)(UO2)2(AsO4)2•5(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 952.47 gm
   Sodium     3.62 %  Na    4.88 % Na2O
   Calcium    1.05 %  Ca    1.47 % CaO
   Uranium   49.98 %  U    56.70 % UO2
   Arsenic   15.73 %  As   24.13 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   1.06 %  H     9.46 % H2O
   Oxygen    28.56 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       96.64 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na1.5Ca0.25(UO2)2(AsO4)2•5(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Found in pitchblend-S deposits.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953
Help on Locality: Locality: Unspecified locality in Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the relationship to uranospinite
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Meta-natrium-uranospinite
  Sodium uranospinite - Renamed to Natrouranospinite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131