| Name: | Thorogummite |
| IMA Chemistry: | (Th,U6+)[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Thorogummite contains elements: Thorium (Th) Uranium (U) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | |
| Year First Published: | |
| IMA Status: | Discredited |
| Status Notes: | Hidden W E, Mackintosh J B (1889) A description of several yttria and thoria minerals from Llano County, Texas, American Journal of Science 138, 474-486 Mineral is discredited because the name does not refer to a single phase but instead it is used to describe heterogeneous mixtures of secondary, non-crystalline minerals, produced by the alteration, hydration, or metamictization of thorite: Piilonen P C, Rowe R, Poirier G, Grice J D, McDonald A M (2014) Discreditation of thorogummite. The Canadian Mineralogist 52, 769-773 |
| Structural Group Name: | |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | zircon |
| Crystal Systems: | |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Thorogummite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Thorogummite Search Web Mineral DB: Thorogummite |