Vanuralite is a mineral of
uranium
Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium is weak ...
with chemical formula: Al(UO
2)
2(VO
4)
2(OH)ยท11(H
2O). It has yellow crystals and a
Mohs hardness
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness () is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.
The scale was introduced in 1812 by t ...
of 2. The name comes from the composition of the mineral.
References
Mindat.orgWebmineral data
Uranium(VI) minerals
Vanadate minerals
Monoclinic minerals
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