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UM1983-26-SiO:U

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Formula:

U₂SiO₆

One of 4 similar species, possibly from the same locality; the other 3: 'UM1983-25-SiO:U', 'UM1983-27-SiO:U', 'UM1983-28-SiO:U'. 'UM1984-39-SiO:U' also from Bulgaria is mentioned in another paper.

Compare coffinite and uranosilite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

47749

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:47749:3

Similar NamesHide

UM1957-01-SiO:U		U-Si-O
UM1981-27-SiO:HU		(UO₂)-Si-O-H
UM1983-25-SiO:U		U₄SiO₁₀
UM1983-27-SiO:U		USi₂O₆
UM1983-28-SiO:U		USi₄O₁₀
UM1984-39-SiO:U		U₃SiO₈
UM1999-32-SiO	A synonym of Seifertite
UM2000-61-SiO	Valid as an unnamed mineral	SiO₂
UM2005-//-SiO:H	Invalid as an unnamed mineral	SiO2.nH2O (?)
UM2006-22-SiO:V	Valid as an unnamed mineral	VSiO₃(OH) (?)

Chemistry of UM1983-26-SiO:UHide

Mindat Formula:

U₂SiO₆

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
U	79.325 %
O	15.996 %
Si	4.680 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

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Reference List:

Geol. Balcanica: 13(4): 63

Zap. Vses. Mineral. Ob.: 114: 486

Smith, D. G.W.; Nickel, E. H. (2007) A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the Subcommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4). 983-990 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.983

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Slovenia

Gorenja Vas–Poljane

ⓘ Žirovski Vrh uranium mine

Simova et al. (1983)

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