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Uranosphaerite: Bi(UO2)O2(OH)
Comments: Yellow-orange earthy uranosphaerite crusts. Location: Kersegalec en Lignol, Vendee, France. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Uranospinite: Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10(H2O) Metauranospinite: Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O)
Comments: Translucent platy uranospinite (probably dehydrated to metauranospinite) microcrystals on matrix. Location: Grube Buhlskopf, near Ellweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Uranpyrochlore: (U,Ca,Ce)2(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH,F) Samarskite-(Y): (Y,Fe+++,U)(Nb,Ta)5O4
Comments: Deep greenish-brown resinous crystalline massive uranpyrochlore with black samarskite-(Y). Location: Beryl Hill, near Yinnietharra Station, Western Australia, Australia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Urea: CO(NH2)2
Comments: SEM image of tetragonal prismatic crystals of urea. Location: Ghar al Hibashi Harrat Nawasif/Al Buqum, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Scale: See Image. © Saudi Geological Survey
Uricite: C5H4N4O3
Comments: White powdery uricite aggregate. Location: Dingo Donga Cave, near Rawlinna, Western Australia, Australia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Urusovite: Cu[AlAsO5]
Comments: Green urusovite grain. Location: Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia. Scale: Crystal length 0.7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Urvantsevite: Pd(Bi,Pb)2
Comments: Epoxy grain mount of a fragment of urvantsevite (Urv). Location: Talnakh Cu-Ni deposit, near noril'sk, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Scale: See Image. © Diederik Visser
Ushkovite: MgFe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) Roscherite: Ca(Mn++,Fe++)5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6(H2O)
Comments: Translucent ushkovite microcrystals with orange roscherite on feldspar. Location: Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Usovite: Ba2CaMgAl2F14
Comments: B&W BSE image of a fragment of usovite (Us) and fluorite (Fl) in an epoxy grain mount section. Location: Pravaya Noiba River (tributary if the Teya), northeastern Enisei Range, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Scale: See Image. © Diederik Visser
Ussingite: Na2AlSi3O8(OH) Vuonnemite: Na11Nb2TiSi4O12(PO4)2O5F2
Comments: Massive, violet colored ussingite with a single bladed partial crystal of white vuonnemite 1.5 cm in length. Location: Mt. Karnasurf, Lovozero, Russia. Scale: 4.2 x 3 cm. © John Veevaert
Ussingite: Na2AlSi3O8(OH) Cuprostibite: Cu2(Sb,Tl)
Comments: Massive ussingite hosting grains of the very rare copper antimony-thallium bearing cuprostibite. Location: Ilimaussaq, Tasseq, Greenland. Scale: 4.8 x3.4 cm. © John Veevaert