coconinoite
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Coconinoite is a uranium ore that was discovered in Coconino County, Arizona. It is a phosphate mineral; or uranyl phosphate mineral along with other subclass uranium U6+ minerals like blatonite, boltwoodite, metazeunerite and rutherfordine.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- phosphate mineral
- Named after
- Coconino County
- Image
- Coconinoite.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.EB.35
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.EB.35
- streak color
- white
- Commons category
- Coconinoite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Coc
- chemical formula
- Fe³⁺₂Al₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₄(SO₄)(OH)₂·20H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/D.22
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Coconinoite is a uranium ore that was discovered in Coconino County, Arizona. It is a phosphate mineral; or uranyl phosphate mineral along with other subclass uranium U6+ minerals like blatonite, boltwoodite, metazeunerite and rutherfordine.
==Composition== The chemical formula is Fe2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2·20H2O. The chemical formula was derived from the spectrographic analysis.
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