shumwayite
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Shumwayite is a rare but relatively simple uranyl sulfate mineral with the formula (UO2)2(SO4)2•5H2O. It was discovered in the Green Lizard and Giveaway-Simplot mines of the White Canyon mining district, San Juan County, Utah, US.
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Shumwayite is a rare but relatively simple uranyl sulfate mineral with the formula (UO2)2(SO4)2•5H2O. It was discovered in the Green Lizard and Giveaway-Simplot mines of the White Canyon mining district, San Juan County, Utah, US.
==Relation to other minerals== The structure of shumwayite is unique. Somewhat chemically similar natural uranyl sulfates include jáchymovite, metauranopilite and uranopilite.
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