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Uranocircite Mineral Data
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General Uranocircite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2•12(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,083.51 gm |
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Barium 12.67 % Ba 14.15 % BaO |
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Uranium 43.94 % U 49.84 % UO2 |
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Phosphorus 5.72 % P 13.10 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.23 % H 19.95 % H2O |
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Oxygen 35.44 % O |
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100.00 % 97.05 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2•12(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral in quartz veins with other secondary uranium minerals. Dehydrates rapidly to meta-uranocircite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1877 |
| Locality: |
Bergen, near Falkenstein in Voigtland, Saxony, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition and from the Greek for "falcon" because it was discovered in Falkenstein, Germany. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Uranocircite + Pronunciation  |
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