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Sayrite

sayrite

Pb2(UO2)5O6(OH)2 * 4H2O

Sayrite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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

Overview

Sayrite (Pb2(UO2)5O6(OH)24(H2O)) is an alteration product of uraninite named after the X-ray crystallographer David Sayre. Sayrite contains hydrogen, oxygen, uranium and lead. It is mined at Shinkolobwe Mine, (Kasolo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is usually orange in color but also can be reddish and yellowish and is in the monoclinic crystal system.

Scientific references

  1. Sayrite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3951207 Link
  2. Sayrite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayrite Link