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Čejkaite

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Eureka mine, Castell-estaó, La Plana de Mont-ros, La Torre de Cabdella, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain
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Formula:
Na
 
4
(UO
 
2
)(CO
 
3
)
 
3
System:TriclinicColour:pale yellow to beige
Name:for Jiří Čejka (born 1929), Czech mineralogist, former Director, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, now retired (2009). Dr. Čejka specialized in spectrography and the study of uranium minerals.
This page provides mineralogical data about Čejkaite.

Classification of Čejkaite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/0.0-
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.ED.50

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
E : Uranyl Carbonates
D : UO2:CO3 = 1:3
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Type Occurrence of Čejkaite

Type Locality:Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Ostrov, Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Physical Properties of Čejkaite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:pale yellow to beige
Streak:light yellow
Density (measured):3.67 g/cm3
Density (calculated):3.766 g/cm3

Crystallography of Čejkaite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 9.291Å, b = 9.292Å, c = 12.895Å
α = 90.73°, β = 90.82°, γ = 120°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1 : 1 : 1.388
Unit Cell Volume:V 963.7 ų
Z:4

Chemical Properties of Čejkaite

Formula:
Na
 
4
(UO
 
2
)(CO
 
3
)
 
3
Essential elements:C, Na, O, U
All elements listed in formula:C, Na, O, U

Relationship of Čejkaite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
5.ED.05Bayleyite
Mg
 
2
(UO
 
2
)[CO
 
3
]
 
3
 · 18H
 
2
O
5.ED.10Swartzite
MgCa(UO
 
2
)[CO
 
3
]
 
3
 · 12H
 
2
O
5.ED.15Albrechtschraufite
Ca
 
4
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[F
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
6
] · 17 H
 
2
O
5.ED.20Liebigite
Ca
 
2
(UO
 
2
)[CO
 
3
]
 
3
 · 11H
 
2
O
5.ED.25Rabbittite
Ca
 
3
Mg
 
3
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|(CO
 
3
)
 
6
] · 18H
 
2
O
5.ED.30Andersonite
Na
 
2
Ca(UO
 
2
)[CO
 
3
]
 
3
 · 6H
 
2
O
5.ED.35Grimselite
K
 
3
Na(UO
 
2
)[CO
 
3
]
 
3
 · H
 
2
O
5.ED.40Widenmannite
Pb
 
2
(UO
 
2
)[CO
 
3
]
 
3
5.ED.45Znucalite
Zn
 
12
Ca(UO
 
2
)[(OH)
 
22
|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O

Other Names for Čejkaite

Synonyms:
IMA1999-045
Other Languages:
German:Cejkait
Russian:Чейкаит
Spanish:Cejkaita

Other Information

Fluorescence in UV light:yellow to yellow-green
Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Čejkaite

Reference List:Ondrus, P., R. Skala, F. Veselovsky, J. Sejkora & C. Vitti (2003): Čejkaite, the triclinic polymorph of Na4(UO2)(CO3)3 - a new mineral from Jachymov, Czech Republic: American Minereralogist: 88, 686-693.

Burns, P.C. (2005) U 6+ minerals and inorganic compounds: insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures. Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1839-1894.

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    Localities for Čejkaite

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    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge)
          • Ostrov
    		American Mineralogist: 84: 688.
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Vysočina Region
        • Rožná deposit
    		Bull. mineral.-petrolog. Odd. Nár. Muz. (Praha) (2008) 16, 2, 212-216
    Hungary
     
    • Baranya Co.
      • Mecsek Mts.
    		Szakáll,2008
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Lleida (Lérida)
        • El Pallars Jussà
          • La Torre de Cabdella
            • La Plana de Mont-ros
              • Castell-estaó
    		Eureka blogspot
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