haiweeite
Sign in to saveHaiweeite is a mineral of uranium and has the chemical formula: Ca[(UO2)2Si5O12(OH)2]·3(H2O). It is a secondary mineral of uranium, a product of oxidation. It has a greenish yellow color. It has a Mohs hardness of about 3.5 and is fluorescent under UV light.
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It is catalogued under topics including Nesosilicates and Uranium(VI) minerals.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- nesosilicates
- Image
- Haiweeite-Gypsum-171826.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.AK.25
- Commons category
- Haiweeite
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.AK.25
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- Mohs' hardness
- 3.5
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Hwe
- chemical formula
- Ca(UO₂)₂Si₅O₁₂(OH)₂·3H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/A’.15
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Haiweeite is a mineral of uranium and has the chemical formula: Ca[(UO2)2Si5O12(OH)2]·3(H2O). It is a secondary mineral of uranium, a product of oxidation. It has a greenish yellow color. It has a Mohs hardness of about 3.5 and is fluorescent under UV light.
It was named after the Haiwee Reservoir, Inyo County, California, US, where it was first found.
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