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Cleusonite

cleusonite

(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe²⁺,Zn)2(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)18(O,OH)38

Cleusonite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Cleusonite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Cleusonite is a member of the crichtonite group of minerals with the chemical formula (Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38. This group of minerals contains approximately thirteen complex metal titanates. The structures of minerals of this group is complicated by frequent fine-scale twinning and metamictization due to radioactive elements. The crichtonite group consists of members of related mineral species of the type A{BC2D6E12}O38 which are characterized by their predominant cations (as seen in crichtonite (Sr), senaite (Pb), davidite (REE + U), landauite (Na), loveringite (Ca), lindsleyite (Ba), and mathiasite (K).

Scientific references

  1. Cleusonite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3680576 Link
  2. Cleusonite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleusonite Link