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Sulfate

Plášilite

Na(UO₂)(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassSulfate

Plášilite

A very rare sodium uranyl sulfate related to natrozippeite and oppenheimerite, named for crystallographer Jakub Plášil.

Intro adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Plášilite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfate class, with the chemical formula Na(UO₂)(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O.

It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/c).

IMA symbol Pšl, IMA status: approved, named in 2014.

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