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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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