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Fourmarierite

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Category
  
Oxide minerals

Strunz classification
  
4.GB.25

Space group
  
Bb21m

Formula (repeating unit)
  
Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4•4H2O

Crystal system
  
Orthorhombic

Fourmarierite

Crystal class
  
Pyramidal (mm2) H-M Symbol: (mm2)

Fourmarierite is a secondary uranium-lead mineral. It was named for the Belgian geologist Paul Fourmarier (1877–1970). Its chemical formula is Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4•4H2O.

References

Fourmarierite Wikipedia
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