Name: | Bassetite Bas |
IMA Chemistry: | Fe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Bassetite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Uranium (U) Oxygen (O) Phosphorus (P) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
Year First Published: | 1915 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Hallimond A F (1915) On bassetite and uranospathite, new species hitherto classed as autunite, Mineralogical Magazine 17, 221-236 Chemical formula revised from Fe^2+^(UO_2_)_2_(PO_4_)_2_·8H_2_O: Dal Bo F, Hatert F, Mees F, Philippo S, Baijot M, Fontaine F (2016) Crystal structure of bassetite and saléeite: new insight into autunite-group minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy 28, 663-675 |
Structural Group Name: | |
Fleischer's Group Name: | autunite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic|tetragonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 1840 Million Years Ago |
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