Item talk:Q162479

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Mindat Short Description

Possibly the Pb analogue of unnamed phase 'UM1956-02-SiO:CaHU'. The only accepted Pb-U silicate mineral. Chemically similar to 'orlite'.

Crystal structure details:

- uranyl silicate layers of the uranophane sheet anion-topology - Pb atoms and wa...

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Schoep A (1921) Sur la kasolite, nouveau minéral radioactif, Comptes Rendus de l‘Académie des Sciences Série II. 173, 1476-1477

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Pb2+(U6+O2)SiO4·H2O

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