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Magnesioleydetite

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Named for being the Mg analogue of leydetite, with Mg replacing Fe2+. The root name is for Jean-Claude Leydet (18 April 1961 - 21 November 2018), an amateur mineralogist from Brest (France) and collector of uranium minerals.

The Mg analogue of leydetite. Compare magnesiozippeite.

Known as a synthetic compound.

Type Locality
Markey Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Mineral Data
Mg(UO2)(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Physical Properties
Colour: 
Pale green–yellow
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Streak: 
White
Hardness: 
2