Metatorbernite

Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2.8H2O

This sample of metatorbernite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Metatorbernite is a phosphate mineral of uranium and copper with the composition Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2.8H2O. The sample at left is about 15 cm across and is from Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba, D. R. Congo.

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