Uroxite

Uroxite
Uroxite
General
Category	Oxalate mineral
Formula; (repeating unit)	[(UO2)2(C2O4)(OH)2(H2O)2]·H2O
IMA symbol	Urx
Crystal system	Monoclinic
Identification
Colour	light yellow
Crystal habit	An
Cleavage	{101},{010}
Mohs scale hardness	2
Density	4.187 g/cm3

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Uroxite is an oxalate mineral first discovered as part of the Carbon Mineral Challenge. It is the first discovered uranium-containing organic mineral.

References

^ Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C., eds. (27 October 2022). Handbook of Mineralogy. Chantilly, VA 20151-1110 USA: Mineralogical Society of America.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Kampf, Anthony (2020). "Uroxite and metauroxite, the first two uranyl oxalate minerals". Mineralogical Magazine. 84 (1): 131–141. doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.57. S2CID 202886161.

[HoM-1] Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C., eds. (27 October 2022). Handbook of Mineralogy. Chantilly, VA 20151-1110 USA: Mineralogical Society of America.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[AK-2] Kampf, Anthony (2020). "Uroxite and metauroxite, the first two uranyl oxalate minerals". Mineralogical Magazine. 84 (1): 131–141. doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.57. S2CID 202886161.

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