Masuyite | |
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![]() Orange Masuyite coating crystals of cubic
uraninite (to about 1 cm).
Shinkolobwe mine, the
type locality,
Democratic Republic of the Congo. | |
General | |
Category | Oxide minerals |
Formula (repeating unit) | Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3H2O |
IMA symbol | Msy [1] |
Strunz classification | 4.GB.35 |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Crystal class | Domatic (m) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | Pn |
Unit cell | a = 13.98 Å, b = 12.11 Å, c = 14.2 Å; Z = 2 |
Identification | |
Optical properties | Biaxial (-) |
Refractive index | nα = 1.785 nβ = 1.895 nγ = 1.915 |
Birefringence | δ = 0.130 |
2V angle | Measured: 50° , calculated: 44° |
Dispersion | extreme |
Other characteristics |
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References | Masuyite on Mineralienatlas [2] |
Masuyite is a uranium/ lead oxide mineral with formula Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3H2O. [3]
Masuyite was first described in 1947 for an occurrence in Katanga and named to honor Belgian geologist Gustave Masuy (1905–1945). [4]
Masuyite | |
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![]() Orange Masuyite coating crystals of cubic
uraninite (to about 1 cm).
Shinkolobwe mine, the
type locality,
Democratic Republic of the Congo. | |
General | |
Category | Oxide minerals |
Formula (repeating unit) | Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3H2O |
IMA symbol | Msy [1] |
Strunz classification | 4.GB.35 |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Crystal class | Domatic (m) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | Pn |
Unit cell | a = 13.98 Å, b = 12.11 Å, c = 14.2 Å; Z = 2 |
Identification | |
Optical properties | Biaxial (-) |
Refractive index | nα = 1.785 nβ = 1.895 nγ = 1.915 |
Birefringence | δ = 0.130 |
2V angle | Measured: 50° , calculated: 44° |
Dispersion | extreme |
Other characteristics |
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References | Masuyite on Mineralienatlas [2] |
Masuyite is a uranium/ lead oxide mineral with formula Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3H2O. [3]
Masuyite was first described in 1947 for an occurrence in Katanga and named to honor Belgian geologist Gustave Masuy (1905–1945). [4]