Braunerite is a hydrous uranyl

carbonate mineral Carbonate minerals are those minerals containing the carbonate ion, . Carbonate divisions Anhydrous carbonates *Calcite group: trigonal **Calcite CaCO3 **Gaspéite (Ni,Mg,Fe2+)CO3 **Magnesite MgCO3 **Otavite CdCO3 **Rhodochrosite MnCO3 **Sider ...

discovered by

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of the Institute of Physics at the

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and colleagues in the Svornost mine in the

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ore district, Western Bohemia,

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. Braunerite crystals are yellow and have a glassy luster. The mineral is chemically similar to línekite. The type material is deposited in the collections of the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, and the mineralogical collections of the

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Localities

: Svornost Mine, Jáchymov, Jáchymov District, Krušné Hory Mts, Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia

References

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