Paulscherrerite
A monoclinic uranium hydroxide of the schoepite subgroup — named for physicist Paul Scherrer.
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Paulscherrerite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula (UO₂)(OH)₂.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.
Key properties: specific gravity 6.66; Yellow streak.
IMA symbol Psc, IMA status: approved, named in 2008.
A dehydration product of metaschoepite.
It is found associated with Metaschoepite, β-uranophane, weeksite, spriggite.
The mineral was named to honor the contributions of Swiss physicist Paul Scherrer (1890-1969) to mineralogy and nuclear physics. Formerly referred to as “dehydrated schoepite.”.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data and a Wikipedia introduction — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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