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Uranyl carbonate mineral
Markeyite
General
CategoryCarbonate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		Ca9(UO2)4(CO3)13 · 28H2O
IMA symbolMk
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classmmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Identification
References

Markeyite, a uranyl carbonate mineral discovered in the Markey Mine in Utah, USA. A group led by Anthony R. Kampf, a mineralogist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USA discovered its structure.

Cotype material for this mineral resides in the collections of the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, USA, and the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.

Localities

USA: Markey mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Markeyite".
  3. "Markeyite: Markeyite mineral information and data". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  4. "Markeyite | Carbon Mineral Challenge". mineralchallenge.net. Retrieved 2017-09-04.


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