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| Name: | Urea Ur |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #990: Hureaulite Galiléia, Minas Gerias, Brazil |
| IMA Chemistry: | CO(NH2)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Urea contains elements: Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) Nitrogen (N) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Australia |
| Year First Published: | 1972 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | First organic compound to be synthesized from inorganic compounds: Wohler M F (1828) Artificial formation of urea, The Philosophical Magazine 4, 309-310 Discovered as a mineral: Bridge P J (1974) Urea, a new mineral, and neotype phosphammite from Western Australia, Mineralogical Magazine 39, 346-348 |
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| Crystal Systems: | tetragonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 144 Million Years Ago |
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