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Nickelzippeite Mineral Data
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General Nickelzippeite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ni++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,484.05 gm |
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Uranium 57.49 % U 65.22 % UO2 |
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Nickel 4.73 % Ni 6.01 % NiO |
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Hydrogen 1.70 % H 15.23 % H2O |
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Sulfur 3.87 % S 9.67 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 32.20 % O |
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100.00 % 96.14 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ni2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1976 |
| Locality: |
Happy Jack mine, White Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for its composition and for Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist. |
| Synonym: |
Nickel-zippeite - Renamed Nickelzippeite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 |
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