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Name: Parauranophane
Urp-β
IMA Chemistry: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Parauranophane contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Uranium (U)
Oxygen (O)
Silicon (Si)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Czech Republic
Year First Published: 1935
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered,Renamed
Status Notes: Novácek R (1935) Study of some secondary uranium minerals, Vestniku Královské Ceské Spolecnosti Nauk 7(2), 1-36 Name changed from uranophane-β: Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Miyawaki R, Bosi F (2023) CNMNC guidelines for the nomenclature of polymorphs and polysomes. Mineralogical Magazine 87, 225-232
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Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2860 Million Years Ago
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