Braunerite Explained

Braunerite
Formula:K2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·6H2O
Imasymbol:Bun[1]
System:Monoclinic
Class:2/m - Prismatic
Color:Yellow
Other: Radioactive
References:[2]

Braunerite is a hydrous uranyl carbonate mineral discovered by Jakub Plášil of the Institute of Physics at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and colleagues in the Svornost mine in the Jáchymov ore district, Western Bohemia, Czech Republic.[2]

Braunerite crystals are yellow and have a glassy luster. The mineral is chemically similar to línekite. The type material is deposited in the collections of the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, and the mineralogical collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.[3]

Localities

Czech Republic

Svornost Mine, Jáchymov, Jáchymov District, Krušné Hory Mts, Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia

Notes and References

  1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
  2. Web site: Braunerite: Braunerite mineral information and data.. www.mindat.org. 2017-08-25.
  3. Web site: New Mineral Listing Carbon Mineral Challenge. mineralchallenge.net. en-US. 2017-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905053051/http://mineralchallenge.net/new-mineral-listing/#Braunerite. 2017-09-05. dead.