Novacekite

Formula: Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2.12H2O

Origin of name: for R. Novacek, Czech mineralogist

 

Crystal system: tetragonal

Crystal class: 4/m

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Unit cell: a = 14.30 Å, c = 22.00 Å

 

Colour: yellow

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Habit: crystals rectangular plates to 0.5 mm, crusts, porous, interlocking aggregates of plates and scales, lamellar aggregates

Hardness: 2.5

Specific gravity: about 3.7

Cleavage: 3; {001} perfect, {010} and {110} indistinct

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