Carnotite [ K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O ]

Material properties

Formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O
Abbreviation Cnt
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1899
Crystal symmetry Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group P21/c (#14)
Classifications Minerals containing VO4, Carnotite (group), Minerals containing H2O
Luminescence emitters UO2, VO4
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Tags Hydrated, Mineral, Uranyl, Vanadate

Composition

Element Atoms
H 6
K 2
V 2
O 15
U 2
Total: 27

References for Carnotite

Reference
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Gorobets and Sidorenko 1974; Sidorenko et al. 1986 1 0 0
Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 3 0 0