Schröckingerite

Radioactive yellow uranium-containing carbonate mineral
(repeating unit)NaCa3(UO2)[F|(CO3)3(SO4)]·10(H2O)[1]IMA symbolSrö[2]Strunz classification5.EG.05Crystal systemTriclinicCrystal classPinacoidal (1)
(same H-M symbol)Space groupP1IdentificationOther characteristics Radioactive

Schröckingerite is a radioactive yellow uranium-containing carbonate mineral, hydrated sodium calcium uranyl sulfate carbonate fluoride.[3][4][5] Schröckingerite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, occurring as globular clusters, and fluoresces yellow-green under ultraviolet light.

Schröckingerite in UV-light

Schröckingerite was first described in 1783 from an occurrence in Jáchymov, Bohemia, Czech Republic, and named for its discoverer, Julius Freiherr Schröckinger von Neudenberg (1814–1882).[3][5]

References

  1. ^ Sometimes presented as: (NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F·10(H2O)
  2. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  3. ^ a b http://www.webmineral.com/data/Schrockingerite.shtml Webmineral
  4. ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-3584.html Mindat
  5. ^ a b "Schrockingerite". OpticalMineralogy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

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