Pseudo-autonite

Formula: (H3O)4Ca2(UO2)2(PO4)4.8H2O

Origin of name: from Greek pseudo = false and autunite

 

Crystal system: tetragonal

Crystal class: unknown

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Colour: pale yellow to white

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Habit: crystals platy, hexagonal, to 0.1 mm, crusts

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Specific gravity: 3.28

Cleavage: 1; {001} perfect, micaceous

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