Vanuralite

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| formula = Al(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)·11(H2O)

| IMAsymbol = Vna{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}

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| other = 25px Radioactive

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Vanuralite is a mineral of uranium with chemical formula: Al(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)·11(H2O). It has yellow crystals and a Mohs hardness of 2. The name comes from the composition of the mineral.{{Cite web |url=http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/vanuralite.pdf |title=Handbook of Mineralogy |access-date=2012-03-18 |archive-date=2012-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602085319/http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/vanuralite.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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Bibliography

  • [http://www.mindat.org/min-4152.html Mindat.org]
  • [http://webmineral.com/data/Vanuralite.shtml Webmineral data]

Category:Uranium(VI) minerals

Category:Vanadate minerals

Category:Monoclinic minerals

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