Name: | Sengierite Sgi |
IMA Chemistry: | Cu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Sengierite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Uranium (U) Oxygen (O) Vanadium (V) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year First Published: | 1949 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Vaes J F, Kerr P F (1949) Sengierite: a preliminary description, American Mineralogist 34, 109-120 Chemical formula changed from Cu_2_U_2_V_2_O_13_·10H_2_O: Piret P, Declercq J P, Wauters-Stoop D (1980) Structure cristalline de la sengiérite. Bulletin de Minéralogie 103, 176-178 Name is defined as sengierite, not sengiérite: Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks. The Mineralogical Record 39, 131-135 |
Structural Group Name: | Sengierite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | carnotite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1800 Million Years Ago |
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