Marthozite
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About Marthozite
Aimé Marthoz
Formula:
Cu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named after Aimé Marthoz, born in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium, September 13th 1894 and died in Brussels on June 12th 1962. Worked in Katanga in the DRCongo, then a Belgian colony.
This page provides mineralogical data about Marthozite.
Classification of Marthozite
Approved
4/K.11-20
4.JJ.05
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
J : Selenites with additional anions, with H2O
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
J : Selenites with additional anions, with H2O
34.7.4.1
34 : SELENITES, TELLURITES AND SULFITES
7 : Hydrated Selenites, Tellurites and Sulfites containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
34 : SELENITES, TELLURITES AND SULFITES
7 : Hydrated Selenites, Tellurites and Sulfites containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
28.1.8
28 : Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates
1 : Selenites
28 : Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates
1 : Selenites
Optical Data of Marthozite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
Dispersion:
extreme
Chemical Properties of Marthozite
Formula:
Cu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
IMA Formula:
Cu2+(UO2)3(Se4+O3)2O2 · 8H2O
Crystallography of Marthozite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:
a = 16.4 Å, b = 17.2 Å, c = 6.98 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.953 : 1 : 0.406
Unit Cell V:
1,968.92 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Type Occurrence of Marthozite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle, paris
Université de paris
Université de paris
Synonyms of Marthozite
Other Language Names for Marthozite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| Guilleminite | 7 photos of Marthozite associated with Guilleminite on mindat.org. |
| Malachite | 3 photos of Marthozite associated with Malachite on mindat.org. |
| Demesmaekerite | 1 photo of Marthozite associated with Demesmaekerite on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 4.JJ.10 | Guilleminite | Ba(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 3H2O | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
| 4.JJ.15 | Piretite | Ca(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O | Orth. |
| 4.JJ.20 | Demesmaekerite | Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O | Tric. |
| 4.JJ.25 | Haynesite | (UO2)3(OH)2(SeO3)2 · 5H2O | Orth. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
| 28.1.1 | Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
| 28.1.2 | Clinochalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O | Mon. |
| 28.1.3 | Francisite | Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn |
| 28.1.4 | Sofiite | Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 | Orth. |
| 28.1.5 | Molybdomenite | PbSeO3 | Mon. |
| 28.1.6 | Haynesite | (UO2)3(OH)2(SeO3)2 · 5H2O | Orth. |
| 28.1.7 | Derriksite | Cu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6 | |
| 28.1.9 | Guilleminite | Ba(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 3H2O | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
| 28.1.10 | Demesmaekerite | Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O | Tric. |
| 28.1.11 | Mandarinoite | Fe3+2(SeO3)3 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 28.1.12 | Cobaltomenite | CoSeO3 · 2H2O | Mon. |
| 28.1.13 | Ahlfeldite | (Ni,Co)SeO3 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m |
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.
References for Marthozite
Reference List:
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American Mineralogist (1970): 55: 533.
Cooper, M.A. and Hawthorne, F.C. (2001) Structure topology and hydrogen bonding in marthozite, Cu 2+[(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2](H2O)8, a comparison with guilleminite, Ba[(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2](H2O)3. Canadian Mineralogist: 39: 797-807.
Burns, P.C. (2005) U 6+ minerals and inorganic compounds: insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures. Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1839-1894.
Internet Links for Marthozite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-2582.html
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Localities for Marthozite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Czech Republic | |
| Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)] |
Democratic Republic of the Congo (TL) | |
| Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist.(1969) 92, 278-283; Wilson, W. E. (2018) The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mineralogical Record 49:236-304 |
Switzerland | |
| Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 269. |
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo