Name: | Walpurgite Wpg |
IMA Chemistry: | Bi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Walpurgite contains elements: Bismuth (Bi) Oxygen (O) Uranium (U) Arsenic (As) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
Year First Published: | 1871 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Weisbach A (1871) Vorläufige Mittheilung, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaontologie 1871, 869-870 Chemical formula revised: Mereiter K (1982) The crystal structure of walpurgite, (UO_2_)Bi_4_O_4_(AsO_4_)_2_·2(H_2_O), Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 30, 129-139 |
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Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 395 Million Years Ago |
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