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- An orthorhombic mineral, (UO2 )6 O2 (OH)8 .6H
2 O ; acicular with perfect basal cleavage; in cavities, as an
alteration product of uraninite at Kasolo, Congo, and Wolsendorf, Bavaria.
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
- 2UO2•7H2O?
U = 71.5 percent.
Color: Violet black. A rare alteration product of
uraninite.
Source: Frondel, Judith Weiss and Michael Fleischer. 1955. Glossary of
Uranium- and Thorium-Bearing Minerals, Third Edition. Washington DC: United
States Government Printing Office
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