Carnotite Group
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Carnotite Group
A group of metal-uranyl vanadates.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
32551
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:32551:6
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
52969021-4cf5-4dbb-8e6b-a6580842a397
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0012038 | Carnotite | Sundberg I, Sillen L G (1949) On the crystal structure of KUO2VO4 (synthetic anhydrous carnotite) Arkiv for Kemi 1 337-351 | 1949 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000135 | Margaritasite | Appleman D E, Evans H T (1965) The crystal structures of synthetic anhydrous carnotite, K2(UO2)2V2O8, and its cesium analogue, Cs2(UO2)2V2O8 American Mineralogist 50 825-842 |  | 1965 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012070 | Sengierite | Piret P, Declercq J P, Wauters-Stoop D (1980) Structure cristalline de la sengierite Bulletin de Mineralogie 103 176-178 | 1980 | Shinkolobwe, Zaire | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Carnotite Group to other Species
Group Members:
| Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Margaritasite | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Metavanuralite | Al(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH) Β· 8H2O | Tric. |
| Sengierite | Cu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 6H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Strelkinite | Na2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 6H2O | Orth. |
| Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 5-8H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnna |
| Vanuralite | Al(UO2)2(V2O8)(OH) Β· 11H2O | Mon. 2/m |
Minerals chemically related to group:
| Curienite | Pb(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 5H2O | |
| Francevillite | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 5H2O |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Carnotite Group
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Localities for Carnotite Group
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Margaritas No. 1 Mine, Sierra PeΓ±a Blanca, PeΓ±a Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico