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Blatonite

A valid IMA mineral species
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(UO2)CO3 · H2O
Colour:
Canary yellow
Lustre:
Silky
Hardness:
2 - 3
Specific Gravity:
4.05
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Name:
Named in 1998 by R. Vochten and Michel Deliens in honor of Dr. Norbert Blaton [Zwalm, East-Flanders province, Belgium, May 25 1945-], crystallographer at the University of Leuven, Belgium, a specialist on the crystal structure of uranium minerals.
Type Locality:
ⓘJomac Mine, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
A secondary uranium mineral.
Chemically, simple uranyl(VI) carbonate monohydrate.


Unique Identifiers
IMA Formula:
(UO2)(CO3) · H2O
Approval year:
1997
First published:
1998
Type description reference:
Vochten, R., Deliens, M. (1998) Blatonite, UO2CO3·H2O, a new uranyl carbonate monohydrate from San Juan County, Utah. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 1077-1081.

Classification of Blatonite

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Canary yellow
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2 - 3 onMohs scale
Tenacity:
Flexible
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
4.05(2) g/cm3 (Measured)    4.02 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Measured in Clerici solution. Calculated value is based on ideal formula.

Optical Data of Blatonite
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Comments:
Length fast

Chemistry of Blatonite

Crystallography of Blatonite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Very thin asbestiform aggegates; the bundles of needle-shaped subparallel fibers are up to 0.1 mm in width and 1 mm in length. Some crystals are fan-like and terminated.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels
Geological Setting of Type Material:
oxidized portions of a roll-front-type uranium deposit
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
AzuriteBoltwooditeBrochantiteCarbonatecyanotrichiteCoconinoite
GypsumMalachiteMetazeuneriteRutherfordineSmithsonite
Reference:
Vochten, R., Deliens, M. (1998) Blatonite, UO2CO3·H2O, a new uranyl carbonate monohydrate from San Juan County, Utah. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 1077-1081.
Download:
https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/CM36_1077.pdf

Synonyms of Blatonite

Other Language Names for Blatonite

Common AssociatesOrth.mm2 :Imm25.EB.15Joliotite(UO2)CO3 · nH2OOrth.5.EB.20Bijvoetite-(Y)Y8(UO2)16(CO3)16O8(OH)8 · 39H2OMon.

Fluorescence of Blatonite

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    • References for BlatoniteⓘJáchymov ore districtJakub PlasilTravis Olds collection
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    Bayerl et al. (12/21)Möhn et al. (09/2020)
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    Gamboni et al. (2021)Gamboni et al. (2021)//doi.org/10.57635/MICRO.2023.21.9
    Peru
     
    Douglas Bank Information July 2022
    USA (TL)
     
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