Markeyite Explained

Markeyite
Category:Carbonate mineral
Formula:Ca9(UO2)4(CO3)13 · 28H2O
Imasymbol:Mk[1]
System:Orthorhombic
Class:mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
References:[2]

Markeyite, a uranyl carbonate mineral discovered in the Markey Mine in Utah, USA. A group led by Anthony R. Kampf, a mineralogist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USA discovered its structure.[3]

Cotype material for this mineral resides in the collections of the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, USA, and the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.[4]

Localities

USA

Markey mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah

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: Markeyite.
  3. Web site: Markeyite: Markeyite mineral information and data.. www.mindat.org. 2017-09-04.
  4. Web site: Markeyite Carbon Mineral Challenge. mineralchallenge.net. en-US. 2017-09-04.

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