Uroxite

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Uroxite
General
CategoryOxalate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
[(UO2)2(C2O4)(OH)2(H2O)2]·H2O
IMA symbolUrx
Crystal systemMonoclinic[1]
Identification
Colourlight yellow[2]
Crystal habitAn
Cleavage{101},{010}[2]
Mohs scale hardness2
Density4.187 g/cm3[2]

Uroxite is an oxalate mineral first discovered as part of the Carbon Mineral Challenge. It is the first discovered uranium-containing organic mineral.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C., eds. (27 October 2022). Handbook of Mineralogy. Chantilly, VA 20151-1110 USA: Mineralogical Society of America.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ a b c Kampf, Anthony (2020). "Uroxite and metauroxite, the first two uranyl oxalate minerals". Mineralogical Magazine. 84 (1): 131–141. doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.57. S2CID 202886161.