Moreauite

Formula:  Al3(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2 . 13H2O

Origin of name:  For Jules Moreau, Belgian mineralogist

 

Crystal system:  Monoclinic

Crystal class:  2/m

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Colour: Greenish-yellow

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Habit:  Platy, sometimes elongated on b-axis, forms nodules and books

Hardness

Specific gravity:  2.64

Cleavage:  1; {100} good

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