Name: | Billietite Bil |
IMA Chemistry: | Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Billietite contains elements: Barium (Ba) Uranium (U) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year First Published: | 1947 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Vaes J F (1947) Six nouveaux minéraux d'urane provenant de Shinkolobwe (Katanga), Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 70, 212-225 Chemical formula redefined: Finch R L, Burns P C, Hawthorne F C, Ewing R C (2006) Refinement of the crystal structure of billietite, Ba[(UO2)6O4(OH)6](H2O)8, The Canadian Mineralogist 44, 1197-1205 |
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Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2601 Million Years Ago |
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