Soddyite
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Soddyite | |
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A piece of rock from Swambo in the Democratic Republic of Congo containing yellow crystals of soddyite
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General | |
Category | Nesosilicates |
Formula (repeating unit) |
(UO2)2SiO4·2H2O |
Strunz classification | 9.AK.05 |
Crystal symmetry | Orthorhombic H-M symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Identification | |
Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
Soddyite is a mineral of uranium with chemical formula: (UO2)2SiO4·2H2O. It has yellow crystals and usually mixed with curite in oxidized uranium ores. It is named after Frederick Soddy (1877–1956), British radiochemist and physicist.[1] [2] [3]
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