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Françoisite-(Nd)

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Françoisite-(Nd)

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Description
Locality: 
Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm
Description

SEM-EDS & SC-XRD confirmed francoisite-(Nd) in exceptional good groups from Menzenschwand, Germany. Analysis no 748. 

Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Françoisite-(Nd)

Formula: 
(Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Françoisite-(Nd)