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Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: K4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,306.88 gm
   Potassium   6.78 %  K     8.17 % K2O
   Uranium    61.91 %  U    70.23 % UO2
   Hydrogen    0.79 %  H     7.03 % H2O
   Sulfur      4.17 %  S    10.41 % SO3
   Oxygen     26.35 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       95.84 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: K4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•4(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Common in underground uranium mines.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845
Help on Locality: Locality: Jachymov (St. Joachimsthal), Bohemia, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Zippeite Say ZIPPEITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 81585
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