Fourmarierite

Formula:  PbO3(UO2)4(OH)4 . 4H2O

Origin of name:  For P. Fourmarier, Belgian mineralogist

 

Crystal system:  Orthorhombic

Crystal class:  mm2

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 14.00 Ǻ, b = 16.47 Ǻ, c = 14.39 Ǻ

 

Colour:  Reddish orange to red, reddish brown to brown

Diaphaneity:

Luster:  Adamantine

Habit:  Crystals tabular, elongated, pseudohexagonal, microscopic; massive, compact crystalline

Hardness:  3 to 4

Specific gravity:  5.74

Cleavage:  2; {001} perfect, {100} imperfect

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