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(Redirected from Schrockingerite) Radioactive yellow uranium-containing carbonate mineral
Schröckingerite
General
CategoryCarbonate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)		NaCa3(UO2)·10(H2O)
IMA symbolSrö
Strunz classification5.EG.05
Crystal systemTriclinic
Crystal classPinacoidal (1)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupP1
Identification
Other characteristics Radioactive

Schröckingerite is a radioactive yellow uranium-containing carbonate mineral, hydrated sodium calcium uranyl sulfate carbonate fluoride. 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).

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. ^ http://www.webmineral.com/data/Schrockingerite.shtml Webmineral
  4. http://www.mindat.org/min-3584.html Mindat
  5. ^ "Schrockingerite". OpticalMineralogy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

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