Name: | Torbernite Tor |
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IMA Chemistry: | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Torbernite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Uranium (U) Oxygen (O) Phosphorus (P) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Czech Republic |
Year First Published: | 1790 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Estner F J A, Werner A G, Karsten D L G, Leske N G (1790) Chlorit-Erde, Chlorit-Schieser, in Frenmüthige Gedanken über herrn Inspector Werners Berbesserungen in der Mineralogie: nebst einigen Bemerkungen über Herrn Assessor Karstens Beschreibung des vom sel. Leske hinterlassenen Mineralien-Cabinetts, Wappler (Wien) 28-30 |
Structural Group Name: | |
Fleischer's Group Name: | autunite |
Crystal Systems: | tetragonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 2601 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 2.25 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 3.2 |
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