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礦物之美(銅鈾雲母∼TORBERNITE)

TORBERNITE / METATORBERNITE Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8-12H2O / Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2· 8H2O (tetragonal) KATANGA,SHABA,ZAIRE Green translucent thin-plates crystals with strong radioactivity. 銅鈾雲母其結晶呈板狀,硬度 2~2.5,透明至半透明墨綠色,有別於鈣鈾雲母的黃綠色.由瀝青鈾礦蝕變而成,具放射性,為罕見 之礦.銅鈾雲母含量的多寡常用來顯現該區鈾礦的含量.有名產地∼Cornwall, England; Mitchell Co., North Carolina and Utah, USA; Shaba, Zaire; Germany and France.
礦名來源:Named after the Swedish chemist, Tornbern Bergmann (1735-1784).

經典名礦欣賞10
NO.31