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Name: Metazeunerite
Mzeu
Specimens in Collection:

#173: Metazeunerite
Karibib District, Erongo, Namibia
IMA Chemistry: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Metazeunerite contains elements:
Copper (Cu)
Uranium (U)
Oxygen (O)
Arsenic (As)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1937
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Mineral is named, but not described: Fersman A E, Shubnikova O N (1937) Metazeunerite. in Sputnik Geokhimika i Mineralogia, (Moscow) 173-173 Frondel J W (1951) Studies of uranium minerals (VII): Zeunerite, American Mineralogist 36, 249-255
Structural Group Name:  
Fleischer's Group Name: autunite
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 1850 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 2.25
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 3.87
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