The crystal structure and crystal chemistry of uranosphaerite, Bi(UO2)O2OH

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 677-685

  Hughes, Karrie Ann ^a   Burns, Peter C ^a   Kolitsch, Uwe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Crystal chemistry; Crystal structure; Uranium; Uranosphaerite; Uranyl oxide hydrate

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; OXIDE; URANIUM; URANOSPHAERITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0042191897     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.41.3.677     Document Type: Article

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