Mineral Factbook

Cuprosklodowskite

Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2OIMA symbol: Csklgrandfathered

Cuprosklodowskite is a silicate mineral with the formula Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O, crystallizing in the triclinic system. It has a Mohs hardness of 4, a calculated density of 3.831 g/cm3.

Photos

Cuprosklodowskite specimen photo
Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cuprosklodowskite specimen photo
James St. John · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Cuprosklodowskite specimen photo
James St. John · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Cuprosklodowskite specimen photo
Weirdmeister · CC BY 3.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemtriclinic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupP -1
Cell (Å, °)a = 7.052, b = 9.267, c = 6.655; α = 109.2, β = 89.8, γ = 110
Cell volume383.028 ų, Z = 1
Axial ratios0.7610:1:0.7181calculated from COD 9000450
Source structureCOD 9000450 (American Mineralogist, 1975)

Physical properties

Density (calculated)3.831 g/cm³calculated from COD 9000450
Hardness (Mohs)
4single sourceWikidata (CC0)

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight897.88 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Cu 7.08%, U 53.02%, O 32.07%, Si 6.26%, H 1.57%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)9.AK.10Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)9.AK.10Wikidata (CC0)