Markeyite

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]

Markeyite
General
CategoryCarbonate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		Ca9(UO2)4CO3)13 · 28H2O
IMA symbolMk[1]
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classmmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Identification
References[2]

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

References
  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. "Markeyite".
  3. "Markeyite: Markeyite mineral information and data". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  4. "Markeyite | Carbon Mineral Challenge". mineralchallenge.net. Retrieved 2017-09-04.


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