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Becquerelite from
Befarafara, Maromokotra Commune, Vohémar District, Sava, Madagascar


Classification
Species:Becquerelite
Formula:Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Habit:thin crystalline veins on/in uraninite nodules
Colour:golden yellow
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Gummite
Uraninite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Becquerelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Befarafara, Maromokotra Commune, Vohémar District, Sava, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:430108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:430108:0
GUID (UUID V4):4ee61070-63f8-490c-bccc-a2b9eff810e0
References
Behier, Jean (1960) Contribution à la minéralogie de Madagascar. Annales géologiques de Madagascar Vol. 29. République Malgachepp.19-19
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Heinrich, E. William (1958) Mineralogy and Geology of Radioactive Raw Materials. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
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Oxides The structures of the hydrated U6 oxides, becquerelite, schoepite, billietite, masuyite, fourmarierite...or red and may be exhibited by epiianthinite, becquerelite, and soddyite. Thorium minerals also 1nay fluoresce...minerals Orange, orange red, amber Masuyite Becquerelite Billietite Curite Fourma,rierite Vandendriesscheite...deposit, Great Bear Lake, Canada; Gold.fields district, Canada) (Fig. '2.7). Brecciated pitchblende 111ay...Canada and Schneeberg, Saxony. In the Blind River district of Ontario :fine-grained euheclral uraninite occurs
 
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