Mundite
Mundite is a uranium phosphate mineral with chemical formula: Al(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3·5(H2O). It contains aluminium and has a yellow tinge to it. It usually appears on sandstones or limestones.
| Mundite | |
|---|---|
 Yellow to yellowish-orange mundite from Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
(field of view: 3 mm) | |
| General | |
| Category | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Al(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3·5(H2O) |
| IMA symbol | Mud[1] |
| Strunz classification | 8.EC.30 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic Unknown space group |
| Space group | P21cn, Pmcn |
| Identification | |
| Other characteristics |  Radioactive |
| References | [2][3][4] |
References
- Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- Mineralienatlas
- Mindat.org
- Webmineral data
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