| Name: | Uranophane Urp-α |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Uranophane contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Uranium (U) Oxygen (O) Silicon (Si) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Poland |
| Year First Published: | 1853 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Websky M (1853) Ueber die geognostischen Verhältnisse der Erzlagerstätten von Kupferberg und Rudelstadt in Schlesien, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 5, 373-438 Chemical formula revised: Ginderow D (1988) Structure de l'uranophane alpha, Ca(UO_2_)_2_(SiO_3_OH)_2_·5H_2_O, Acta Crystallographica C44, 421-424 Name changed from uranophane-α: 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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| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic|unknown |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3411 Million Years Ago |
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