bassetite
bassetite
[′bas·əd‚īt] (mineralogy)
A transparent, yellow, monoclinic mineral presumably consisting of a hydrated uranium phosphate containing divalent iron; occurs in groups of thin tablets.
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Other beautifully crystallized uranium minerals such as bassetite, parsonsite, phosphuranylite and sabugalite are also found at these prospects (see Vochten and Brizzi, 1987).
(1987) Bassetite and other uranium minerals from Arcu su Linnarbu, Capoterra, Cagliari, Sardinia.
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