Vandenbrandeit Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Vandenbrandeit

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Vandenbrandeit and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.

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Vandenbrandeit

Mineral	Vandenbrandeit
Synonym	Vandenbrandeite

Vandenbrandeite (synonym)

Mineral	Vandenbrandeite
Chemistry	CuUO 2 (OH) 4
CrystalSystem	Triclinic
Hardness	4
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1932
CellParameters	a = 7.86b = 5.44c = 6.1 α=91.87°β=102°γ=89.62°
Ratio	a:b:c = 1.445 : 1 : 1.121
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.760 - 1.770 n β =1.780 - 1.792 n
TypeLocality	Kalongwe deposit Western area Shaba Cu belt Shaba ( Katanga) Congo ( Zaïre)
Strunz	4/H.04-10 4 : Oxides & Hydroxides H : Uranyl ([UO2]2+) hydroxides and hydrates 04 : Vandenbrandeite

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