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Nollmotzite

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Nollmotzite

New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.05 × 0.05 cm
Description

Extremely rare nollmotzite in capsula, recently announced in the IMA newsletter. 

Structural solution was made by Plasil et al., previously comparable material came to my lab and was identified by SEM-EDS analysis as a new mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nollmotzite

Formula: 
Mg[U5+(U6+O2)2O4F3]·4H2O
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany