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Richetite

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Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Richetite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Richetite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Richetite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

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About RichetiteHide

Formula:

(Fe³⁺,Mg)Pb_8.6(UO₂)₃₆O₃₆(OH)₂₄ · 41H₂O

The correct formula (the structural one, simplified) is (Fe,Mg)_0.5Pb_4.5(U⁵⁺(UO₂)₁₇O₁₈(OH)₁₄](H₂O)_~19.5 (Plášil, 2017).

Colour:

Coffee-brown to black, green

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

3½

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Name:

Named after Emile Richet (born in Lessines, Belgium on 16 April 1884, died in Brussels on 25 May 1938), Chief Geologist, Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Richetite is one of three minerals with pentavalent uranium, the other two being wyartite and shinkolobweite (Plášil, 2017).

Classification of RichetiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Strunz 8th ed.:

4/H.07-60

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:

4.GB.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
G : Uranyl Hydroxides
B : With additional cations (K, Ca, Ba, Pb, etc.); with mainly UO₂(O,OH)₅ pentagonal polyhedra

Dana 8th ed.:

5.9.5.1

5 : OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM
9 : Miscellaneous

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.16.25

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
16 : Oxides of U

Physical Properties of RichetiteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Coffee-brown to black, green

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Optical Data of RichetiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.900 n_β = 2.000 n_γ = 2.000

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.100

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Very High

Dispersion:

dispersion not observed

Chemical Properties of RichetiteHide

Formula:

(Fe³⁺,Mg)Pb_8.6(UO₂)₃₆O₃₆(OH)₂₄ · 41H₂O

The correct formula (the structural one, simplified) is (Fe,Mg)_0.5Pb_4.5(U⁵⁺(UO₂)₁₇O₁₈(OH)₁₄](H₂O)_~19.5 (Plášil, 2017).

IMA Formula:

(Fe³⁺,Mg)_xPb²⁺_8.6(UO₂)₃₆O₃₆(OH)₂₄ · 41H₂O

Elements listed:

Fe, H, Mg, O, Pb, U - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of RichetiteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Cell Parameters:

a = 20.81 Å, b = 12.06 Å, c = 16.3 Å
α = 103.8°, β = 115.1°, γ = 90.4°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.726 : 1 : 1.352

Unit Cell V:

3,570.24 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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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)
0005540	Richetite	Burns P C (1998) The structure of richetite, a rare lead uranyl oxide hydrate The Canadian Mineralogist 36 187-199		1998		0	293

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 The structure of richetite, a rare lead uranyl oxide hydrate
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U(2)   0.27460   0.43740   0.28240   1.00000   0.01980
U(3)   0.44490   0.56880   0.28160   1.00000   0.00970
U(4)  -0.05990   0.43830   0.26530   1.00000   0.01580
U(5)  -0.23350   0.57810   0.26660   1.00000   0.02130
U(6)   0.10370   0.55180   0.25420   1.00000   0.02170
U(7)   0.25420   0.75540   0.27270   1.00000   0.00900
U(8)   0.59540   0.76290   0.28480   1.00000   0.01770
U(9)   0.43840  -0.05890   0.26650   1.00000   0.01620
U(10)   0.40540   0.24430   0.24650   1.00000   0.01720
U(11)  -0.09310   0.74560   0.24930   1.00000   0.01460
U(12)  -0.23160   0.93060   0.27280   1.00000   0.01770
U(13)   0.09760   0.25790   0.28410   1.00000   0.01760
U(14)   0.60380   0.43890   0.25600   1.00000   0.01840
U(15)   0.26410   0.07720   0.26610   1.00000   0.02080
U(16)  -0.24820   0.25200   0.26630   1.00000   0.00730
U(17)   0.59980   0.05020   0.24570   1.00000   0.01670
U(18)  -0.05900   0.06780   0.27690   1.00000   0.00990
U(19)   0.44070   0.24690   0.75560   1.00000   0.03330
U(20)   0.75490   0.92970   0.75030   1.00000   0.02180
U(21)   0.92670   0.07460   0.75650   1.00000   0.01480
U(22)   0.29030   0.75690   0.78620   1.00000   0.01850
U(23)   0.09500   0.94940   0.78330   1.00000   0.01710
U(24)   0.42670  -0.08610   0.75550   1.00000   0.01320
U(25)   0.59950   0.74870   0.75000   1.00000   0.01260
U(26)   0.10060   0.24300   0.74940   1.00000   0.01310
U(27)   0.78980   0.25700   0.78520   1.00000   0.01920
U(28)   0.26310   0.06600   0.76730   1.00000   0.01710
U(29)   0.94300   0.75010   0.76430   1.00000   0.03450
U(30)   0.09400   0.56570   0.77650   1.00000   0.02470
U(31)   0.59170   0.44720   0.77620   1.00000   0.01220
U(32)   0.59550   0.06580   0.77430   1.00000   0.02250
U(33)   0.42130   0.56900   0.74600   1.00000   0.01190
U(34)   0.25070   0.42870   0.74500   1.00000   0.02160
U(35)   0.92420   0.41320   0.75370   1.00000   0.01220
U(36)   0.76130   0.56950   0.76700   1.00000   0.01500
Pb(1)  -0.03030   0.66970   0.51880   0.94000   0.03410
Pb(2)   0.07440   0.96960   0.52180   0.71000   0.02640
Pb(3)   0.46360   0.52370   0.54530   0.62000   0.02190
Pb(4)   0.23370   0.47800   0.49020   0.62000   0.02720
Pb(5)   0.61720   0.95690   0.00370   0.90000   0.03850
Pb(6)   0.71190   0.68720   0.01590   0.81000   0.04100
Pb(7)   0.08000   0.04430   0.02990   0.63000   0.01640
Pb(8)   0.72660   0.33590   0.51590   0.76000   0.02700
Pb(9)  -0.01570   0.31520   0.01400   0.68000   0.02990
Pb(10)   0.62240   0.03120   0.51170   0.92000   0.04380
Pb(11)   0.11910   0.46400   0.00900   0.34000   0.03800
Pb(12)   0.21280   0.18700   0.01900   0.31000   0.04630
Pb(13)   0.30660   0.69320   0.54080   0.50000   0.04130
FeM(1)   0.34900   0.50700   0.01600   0.47000   0.02350
MgM(1)   0.34900   0.50700   0.01600   0.53000   0.02350
MgM(2)  -0.15100   0.01300   0.01500   0.30000   0.02350
O(1)   0.14700   0.94000   0.37600   1.00000   0.02150
O(2)   0.06700   0.92600   0.13100   1.00000   0.02150
O(3)   0.03600   0.07400   0.25000   1.00000   0.02150
O(4)   0.20300   0.92000   0.24300   1.00000   0.02150
O(5)   0.17800   0.13200   0.29600   1.00000   0.02150
O(6)   0.22500   0.37900   0.15800   1.00000   0.02150
O(7)   0.32500   0.46700   0.41100   1.00000   0.02150
O(8)   0.21800   0.58300   0.28600   1.00000   0.02150
O(9)   0.17700   0.39300   0.31000   1.00000   0.02150
O(10)   0.31800   0.26700   0.30800   1.00000   0.02150
O(11)   0.36900   0.42000   0.26000   1.00000   0.02150
O(12)   0.49500   0.56500   0.40200   1.00000   0.02150
O(13)   0.39800   0.56800   0.16100   1.00000   0.02150
O(14)   0.54400   0.57800   0.26300   1.00000   0.02150
O(15)  -0.11100   0.35300   0.14900   1.00000   0.02150
O(16)  -0.00600   0.52000   0.38600   1.00000   0.02150
O(17)  -0.13600   0.57400   0.25100   1.00000   0.02150
O(18)   0.04700   0.39300   0.25000   1.00000   0.02150
O(19)  -0.17600   0.62500   0.39600   1.00000   0.02150
O(20)  -0.18600   0.76000   0.28600   1.00000   0.02150
O(21)   0.70700   0.41500   0.23700   1.00000   0.02150
O(22)   0.67500   0.62800   0.28600   1.00000   0.02150
O(23)  -0.29200   0.59300   0.14400   1.00000   0.02150
O(24)   0.13000   0.62400   0.36800   1.00000   0.02150
O(25)   0.07900   0.49200   0.13100   1.00000   0.02150
O(26)   0.23200   0.70400   0.15400   1.00000   0.02150
O(27)   0.26300   0.79800   0.38900   1.00000   0.02150
O(28)   0.63500   0.80200   0.40600   1.00000   0.02150
O(29)   0.56500   0.71600   0.16200   1.00000   0.02150
O(30)   0.54900  -0.08000   0.26600   1.00000   0.02150
O(31)   0.66800   0.89700   0.28400   1.00000   0.02150
O(32)   0.48800   0.02700   0.39000   1.00000   0.02150
O(33)   0.38700  -0.14000   0.15100   1.00000   0.02150
O(34)   0.36300   0.07100   0.23700   1.00000   0.02150
O(35)   0.35500   0.22000   0.12000   1.00000   0.02150
O(36)   0.46700   0.28700   0.36900   1.00000   0.02150
O(37)  -0.14500   0.70700   0.12100   1.00000   0.02150
O(38)  -0.04000   0.78500   0.37300   1.00000   0.02150
O(39)  -0.12900   0.91400   0.25200   1.00000   0.02150
O(40)  -0.27400   0.87800   0.14600   1.00000   0.02150
O(41)  -0.18100   0.97400   0.39900   1.00000   0.02150
O(42)   0.70600   0.08300   0.24800   1.00000   0.02150
O(43)   0.06900   0.21600   0.15900   1.00000   0.02150
O(44)   0.13300   0.29400   0.41000   1.00000   0.02150
O(45)   0.64800   0.41200   0.36500   1.00000   0.02150
O(46)   0.56500   0.43400   0.13100   1.00000   0.02150
O(47)   0.21100   0.08300   0.14600   1.00000   0.02150
O(48)   0.32100   0.10700   0.38900   1.00000   0.02150
O(49)  -0.27500   0.20700   0.14200   1.00000   0.02150
O(50)  -0.23700   0.29800   0.38500   1.00000   0.02150
O(51)   0.63500   0.12900   0.36300   1.00000   0.02150
O(52)   0.56300  -0.01300   0.12200   1.00000   0.02150
O(53)  -0.10900   0.06900   0.15500   1.00000   0.02150
O(54)  -0.01300   0.06500   0.39800   1.00000   0.02150
O(55)   0.41800   0.19100   0.63200   1.00000   0.02150
O(56)   0.45500   0.28600   0.87800   1.00000   0.02150
O(57)   0.48300   0.41700   0.76600   1.00000   0.02150
O(58)   0.47600   0.07300   0.76100   1.00000   0.02150
O(59)   0.69600   0.91900   0.62800   1.00000   0.02150
O(60)   0.81000   0.93400   0.87000   1.00000   0.02150
O(61)   0.64900   0.90700   0.74400   1.00000   0.02150
O(62)   0.81900   0.06700   0.74200   1.00000   0.02150
O(63)   0.89100   0.02200   0.63000   1.00000   0.02150
O(64)   0.97500   0.13800   0.88800   1.00000   0.02150
O(65)   0.89700   0.24800   0.74300   1.00000   0.02150
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O(68)   0.23400   0.73500   0.66300   1.00000   0.02150
O(69)   0.35500   0.79300   0.91000   1.00000   0.02150
O(70)   0.31800   0.57200   0.75400   1.00000   0.02150
O(71)   0.34100   0.93900   0.79200   1.00000   0.02150
O(72)   0.39300   0.74200   0.74400   1.00000   0.02150
O(73)   0.06900   0.88400   0.66100   1.00000   0.02150
O(74)   0.12900   0.02700   0.90700   1.00000   0.02150
O(75)   0.17100   0.09200   0.77700   1.00000   0.02150
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O(77)   0.48600  -0.05800   0.88000   1.00000   0.02150
O(78)   0.52400  -0.12500   0.71900   1.00000   0.02150
O(79)   0.57100   0.69000   0.62500   1.00000   0.02150
O(80)   0.62500   0.79700   0.87500   1.00000   0.02150
O(81)   0.53000   0.61000   0.74600   1.00000   0.02150
O(82)   0.66600   0.59000   0.77700   1.00000   0.02150
O(83)   0.14000   0.30500   0.87300   1.00000   0.02150
O(84)   0.06600   0.17000   0.62500   1.00000   0.02150
O(85)   0.14300   0.40500   0.73700   1.00000   0.02150
O(86)   0.01100   0.35600   0.71500   1.00000   0.02150
O(87)   0.72800   0.22200   0.66200   1.00000   0.02150
O(88)   0.85400   0.29400   0.91200   1.00000   0.02150
O(89)   0.84100   0.43800   0.80300   1.00000   0.02150
O(90)   0.30800   0.14300   0.89000   1.00000   0.02150
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O(93)   0.95100   0.78300   0.88100   1.00000   0.02150
O(94)   0.98200   0.57100   0.76600   1.00000   0.02150
O(95)   0.06900   0.57200   0.66200   1.00000   0.02150
O(96)   0.12300   0.55900   0.89400   1.00000   0.02150
O(97)   0.62500   0.51600   0.90100   1.00000   0.02150
O(98)   0.56800   0.37800   0.65000   1.00000   0.02150
O(99)   0.62400   0.06200   0.89300   1.00000   0.02150
O(100)   0.57700   0.07900   0.65700   1.00000   0.02150
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O(104)   0.20000   0.40400   0.61900   1.00000   0.02150
O(105)   0.97900   0.45100   0.88200   1.00000   0.02150
O(106)   0.86300   0.39100   0.62400   1.00000   0.02150
O(107)   0.80600   0.63600   0.88900   1.00000   0.02150
O(108)   0.71900   0.48600   0.64500   1.00000   0.02150
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O-H(3)   0.36400   0.64200   0.32700   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(4)   0.47800   0.75800   0.30600   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(5)   0.48400   0.36900   0.22000   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(6)  -0.14300   0.39000   0.31400   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(7)  -0.02300   0.26300   0.31300   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(8)  -0.02200   0.59400   0.21500   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(9)   0.35900   0.90100   0.31300   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(10)   0.47700   0.09700   0.21100   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(11)  -0.14300   0.14500   0.32900   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(12)   0.61500   0.23400   0.19800   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(13)   0.35000   0.12100   0.71800   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(14)   0.35000   0.35500   0.70800   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(15)   0.57800   0.26100   0.80300   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(16)   0.85400   0.86800   0.72200   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(17)   0.71600   0.72200   0.70800   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(18)   0.71400   0.13100   0.81100   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(19)   0.22000   0.90500   0.83400   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(20)   0.21200   0.63100   0.80300   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(21)   0.08000   0.77100   0.81200   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(22)   0.21400   0.22100   0.70700   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(23)   0.71000   0.39800   0.81800   1.00000   0.02150
O-H(24)   0.85300   0.62100   0.73000   1.00000   0.02150
Wat(1)   0.38900   0.30200   0.47700   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(2)   0.58300   0.76400   0.01600   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(3)   0.16000   0.12000   0.51500   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(4)   0.10600   0.77600   0.52400   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(5)   0.76400   0.92500   0.01900   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(6)   0.12400   0.53100   0.52200   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(7)   0.28700   0.32300   0.52200   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(8)   0.41300   0.70900   0.54400   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(9)   0.73200   0.98200   0.49500   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(10)   0.78200   0.52800   0.51900   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(11)   0.15200   0.84000   0.01400   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(12)   0.10000   0.26900   0.01300   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(13)   0.57700   0.47400   0.52400   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(14)   0.43500   0.57100   0.01100   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(15)  -0.08900   0.83700   0.03500   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(16)   0.27500   0.41000   0.02600   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(17)   0.38600   0.33200   0.01000   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(18)   0.29100   0.63500   0.00300   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(19)   0.60000   0.28500   0.52300   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(20)   0.47300   0.17100   0.51900   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(21)  -0.08100   0.43700   0.49500   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(22)   0.41800   0.02500   0.01200   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(23)   0.27800   0.04700   0.52700   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(24)  -0.08100   0.52500   0.02500   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(25)   0.76800   0.46900   0.01400   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(26)   0.02900   0.32500   0.50800   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(27)   0.65400   0.64700   0.51800   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(28)   0.41100  -0.03800   0.51300   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(29)   0.27300   0.94800   0.00700   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(30)   0.95800   0.03900   0.53900   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(31)   0.54600   0.15700   0.03600   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(32)   0.88900   0.80000   0.48200   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(33)  -0.09100   0.18400   0.51400   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(34)   0.04500   0.66300   0.03600   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(35)   0.48100   0.80700   0.00000   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(36)  -0.35100   0.34600   0.02000   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(37)   0.53100   0.84000   0.49700   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(38)   0.22600   0.83800   0.51700   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(39)   0.93400   0.10200   0.02100   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(40)  -0.42100   0.53400   0.02400   1.00000   0.02010
Wat(41)  -0.18500   0.19000   0.03200   1.00000   0.02010

Type Occurrence of RichetiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Other Language Names for RichetiteHide

German:Richetit

Spanish:Richetita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

6 photos of Richetite associated with Masuyite

Pb(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂ · 3H₂O

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4.GB.05	Agrinierite	K₂(Ca,Sr)[(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂]₂ · 5H₂O	Orth.
4.GB.05	Compreignacite	K₂(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆ · 7H₂O	Orth.
4.GB.05	Rameauite	K₂Ca(UO₂)₆O₆(OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
4.GB.10	Becquerelite	Ca(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆ · 8H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
4.GB.10	Billietite	Ba(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆ · 4-8H₂O	Orth. mm2
4.GB.10	Protasite	Ba(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon.
4.GB.20	Bauranoite	Ba(UO₂)₂(OH)₆ · 1-2H₂O
4.GB.20	Calciouranoite	(Ca,Ba,Pb)U₂O₇ · 5H₂O
4.GB.20	Metacalciouranoite	(Ca,Ba,Pb,K₂)U₂O₇ · 2H₂O
4.GB.25	Fourmarierite	Pb(UO₂)₄O₃(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Orth.
4.GB.30	Wölsendorfite	Pb₇(UO₂)₁₄O₁₉(OH)₄ · 12H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
4.GB.35	Masuyite	Pb(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Orth.
4.GB.40	Metavandendriesscheite	PbU₇O₂₂ · nH₂O n < 12	Orth.
4.GB.40	Vandendriesscheite	PbU₇O₂₂ · 12H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
4.GB.45	Vandenbrandeite	Cu(UO₂)(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
4.GB.50	Sayrite	Pb₂(UO₂)₅O₆(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m
4.GB.55	Curite	Pb₃(H₂O)₂[(UO₂)₄O₄(OH)₃]₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.GB.60	Iriginite	(UO₂)Mo₂O₇ · 3H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
4.GB.65	Uranosphaerite	Bi(UO₂)O₂(OH)	Mon. 2/m
4.GB.70	Holfertite	Ca_xU⁶⁺_2-xTi(O_8-xOH_4x) · 3H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

7.16.1	Uraninite	UO₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
7.16.2	Schoepite	(UO₂)₈O₂(OH)₁₂ · 12H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
7.16.3	Paraschoepite	UO₃ · 2H₂O	Orth.
7.16.4	Metaschoepite	(UO₂)₈O₂(OH)₁₂ · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
7.16.5	Metastudtite	UO₄ · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
7.16.6	Studtite	[(UO₂)(O₂)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O	Mon.
7.16.7	Ianthinite	U⁴⁺(UO₂)₅O₇ · 10H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Amm2
7.16.8	Compreignacite	K₂(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆ · 7H₂O	Orth.
7.16.9	Vandenbrandeite	Cu(UO₂)(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
7.16.10	Roubaultite	Cu₂(UO₂)₃(CO₃)₂O₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.16.11	Becquerelite	Ca(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆ · 8H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
7.16.12	Rameauite	K₂Ca(UO₂)₆O₆(OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
7.16.13	Agrinierite	K₂(Ca,Sr)[(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂]₂ · 5H₂O	Orth.
7.16.14	Protasite	Ba(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon.
7.16.15	Billietite	Ba(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆ · 4-8H₂O	Orth. mm2
7.16.16	Bauranoite	Ba(UO₂)₂(OH)₆ · 1-2H₂O
7.16.17	Metacalciouranoite	(Ca,Ba,Pb,K₂)U₂O₇ · 2H₂O
7.16.18	Calciouranoite	(Ca,Ba,Pb)U₂O₇ · 5H₂O
7.16.19	Orthobrannerite	U⁴⁺U⁶⁺Ti₄O₁₂(OH)₂	Orth.
7.16.20	Thorutite	(Th,U,Ca)Ti₂(O,OH)₆	Mon.
7.16.21	Davidite-(La)	La(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig.
7.16.22	Davidite-(Ce)	Ce(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
7.16.23	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.16.24	Fourmarierite	Pb(UO₂)₄O₃(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Orth.
7.16.26	Curite	Pb₃(H₂O)₂[(UO₂)₄O₄(OH)₃]₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
7.16.27	Masuyite	Pb(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Orth.
7.16.28	Vandendriesscheite	PbU₇O₂₂ · 12H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
7.16.29	Metavandendriesscheite	PbU₇O₂₂ · nH₂O n < 12	Orth.
7.16.30	Sayrite	Pb₂(UO₂)₅O₆(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.16.31	Wölsendorfite	Pb₇(UO₂)₁₄O₁₉(OH)₄ · 12H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
7.16.32	Clarkeite	(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO₂)O(OH) · 0-1H₂O	Trig.
7.16.33	Uranosphaerite	Bi(UO₂)O₂(OH)	Mon. 2/m

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References for RichetiteHide

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American Mineralogist (1948): 33: 384.

Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie (1984): 107: 581.

American Mineralogist (1985): 70: 1335.

Burns, P.C. (1998b) The structure of richetite, a rare lead uranyl oxide hydrate. Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 187-199.

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

Plášil, J. (2017): Crystal structure of richetite revisited: crystallographic evidence for the presence of pentavalent uranium. American Mineralogist, 102, 1771-1775.

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Australia
Queensland Cloncurry Shire Cloncurry ⓘ E1 deposit	Mineralogical and fluid characteristics of ‘Monakoff-Style’ iron–oxide–copper–gold (IOCG) mineralisation in the Cloncurry Area, Queensland. in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 214.
ⓘ Monakoff Mine	Williams et al 2015; Mineralogical and fluid characteristics of ‘Monakoff-Style’ iron–oxide–copper–gold (IOCG) mineralisation in the Cloncurry Area, Queensland. in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 214.

Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region ⓘ Příbram District	Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)
Karlovy Vary Region Karlovy Vary District ⓘ Jáchymov	Lapis 2002(7/8), 63-65

DR Congo (TL)
Haut-Katanga Kambove District Shinkolobwe ⓘ Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine) (TL)	Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie (1947) 70, B 212-226.; Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).

Finland
North Ostrobothnia Kuusamo ⓘ Honkilehto	Al-Ani, Thair and Pakkanen, Lassi (2013): Mini-Atlas of REE-minerals in Finnish Bedrocks. Geologian Tutkimuskeskus/Geological Survey of Finland.

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Albertville La Léchère (Notre Dame de Briançon) Celliers ⓘ Plans Mountain	DE ASCENCAO GUEDES R. (2000). La Lauzière : les espèces minérales, Savoie, France. Le Règne Minéral hors-série n°6, pp. 24-39. Editions du Piat.

Russia
Republic of Karelia Pitkyaranta mining district (Pitkäranta mining district) ⓘ Hopunvaara area	Ivashchenko, V. I., Valkama, M., Sundblad, K., Golubev, A. I., & Alekseev, V. Y. (2011, September). New data on mineralogy and metallogeny of scarns in the Pitkyaranta ore region. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 440, No. 1, p. 1307). SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.

USA
Colorado Saguache Co. Marshall Pass Mining District ⓘ Lookout No. 22 claim	Chester S. Lemanski, Jr. - specimen analyzed by the Czech Geological Survey (Ing. Petr Ondrush) thru Josef Vajdak - method unspecified (ref. JV03/271-272)

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