Common molecules sample 50894

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Empirical formula:	H₅KO₁₂SU₂
a:	8.755 Å
b:	13.987 Å
c:	17.730 Å
α (alpha):	90.00 °
β (beta):	104.13 °
γ (gamma):	90.00 °
Volume:	2105.46 Å³
Space group:	C12/c1
Calculated density:	4.696 g/cm³
Z:	8
Formula weight:	744.255 g/mole
R(F):	0.0530
Structural formula:	K(UO₂)₂(SO₄)(OH)₃(H₂O)
Common name:	Zippeite
ICSD collection code:	81585
Short description:	Zippeite is a yellow to golden brown mineral that is radioactive and also fluoresces.
Keyword:	Zippe
Keyword:	radioactive
Keyword:	fluoresces
Keyword:	effloresence
Keyword:	Mineral
Layman's explanation:	Zippeite was named after the Austrian mineralogist Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe, around its date of discovery in 1845. Uranblüte meaning Uranium blossom is another name for zippeite, given by German miners. It is a yellow to golden brown orthorhombic mineral that is radioactive and also fluoresces due to its Uranium content. It forms as a secondary mineral on the surface of rocks when salt solutions evaporate in mines, which is called efflorescence. This mineral is used as a mineral specimen.
Citation of a publication:	Canadian Mineralogist. 33(1995) p 1091-1101.Vochten,R. Van=Haverbeke,L. Van Springel,K . Blaton,N. ;Peeters,O.M.
IUPAC name:	Potassium Bis(dioxouranium(VI)) Sulfate(V)Trihydroxide Hydrate
Lab name:	Common molecules
Sample provider:	Obtained from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database
Status:	Complete, visible to public

Repository Files:
50894.CIF	50894.crt	50894.GIF	50894.pdb	50894.sdt