The crystal structure of schoepite, [(UO2)8O2(OH)12](H 2O)12

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1071-1088

  Finch, Robert J ^a   Cooper, Mark A ^a   Hawthorne, Frank C ^a   Ewing, Rodney C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Hydrogen bonding; Schoepite; Uranium; Uranyl oxide hydrate

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; SCHOEPITE; URANYL OXIDE HYDRATE;

EID: 0030440835     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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