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Joliotite & Studtite

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Joliotite & Studtite

20-04-04-menz8 EDS & XRD confirmed

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Description
Locality: 
Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.8 × 1.3 cm
Description

Yellow tored crusts of joliotite with intergrown billietite and minor uranophane associated with flat light yellow studtite spheres. 

The mineral identification is based on powder diffraction (PXRD) and can be viewed in the analysis section. J is the abbreviation for joliotite. 

Very good and rich specimen. Strong Raman transitions for studtite 865cm^(-1) and 819cm^(-1) matching with the obtained data. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Joliotite

Formula: 
(UO2)CO3·nH2O
Strunz: 
5.EB.15
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Krunkelbach Valley Uranium deposit, Menzenschwand, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Studtite

Formula: 
[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2]·H2O
Strunz: 
4.GA.15
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)