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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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