Photo: Stephan Wolfsried

Boltwoodite

Formula: (K,Na)(UO2)[HSiO4] · 0.5H2O
System: Monoclinic
Colour: Pale yellow, orange ...
Lustre: Sub-Vitreous, Waxy, Silky
Hardness: 3½ - 4
Name: For Bertram Borden Boltwood (1870-1927), radiochemist at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Named by Clifford Frondel and Jun Ito.

Photo : Goanikontes Claim, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia

© Stephan Wolfsried

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More photo: Boltwoodite

Fonte: Geology

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Photo: Stephan Wolfsried

Boltwoodite

Formula: (K,Na)(UO2)[HSiO4] · 0.5H2O
System: Monoclinic
Colour: Pale yellow, orange ...
Lustre: Sub-Vitreous, Waxy, Silky
Hardness: 3½ - 4
Name: For Bertram Borden Boltwood (1870-1927), radiochemist at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Named by Clifford Frondel and Jun Ito.

Photo : Goanikontes Claim, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia

© Stephan Wolfsried

Read more: WebMineral and Mindat.
More photo: Boltwoodite

Fonte: Geology

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