Derriksite

Formula:  Cu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6

Origin of name:  For Joseph Derriks, student of the Shinklobowe deposits

 

Crystal system:  Orthorhombic

Crystal class:  mm2

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 5.57 Å, b = 19.07 Å, c = 5.96 Å

 

Colour:  Green to bottle green

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Habit:  Crystals euhedral, flattened, small

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Specific gravity:  4.72

Cleavage:  1; {010} good

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