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Uranium-bearing Zircon

A variety of Zircon
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Uranium-bearing Zircon

Big Harris Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Uranium-bearing Zircon

Big Harris Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Uranium-bearing Zircon

Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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Uranium-bearing Zircon

Big Harris Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Uranium-bearing Zircon

Big Harris Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Uranium-bearing Zircon

Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
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Uranium-bearing Zircon

Big Harris Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Uranium-bearing Zircon

Big Harris Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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About Uranium-bearing ZirconHide

Formula:
Zr(SiO4)
An U-bearing zircon (may or may not correspond to Cyrtolite, which does not necessarily contain U).


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
40256 (as Uranium-bearing Zircon)
4421 (as Zircon)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40256:9 (as Uranium-bearing Zircon)
mindat:1:1:4421:5 (as Zircon)

Chemistry of Uranium-bearing ZirconHide

Mindat Formula:
Zr(SiO4)
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Zr49.766 %
O34.913 %
Si15.322 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
O, Si, Zr - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of Uranium-bearing ZirconHide

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for Uranium-bearing ZirconHide

References for Uranium-bearing ZirconHide

Localities for Uranium-bearing ZirconHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
 
  • Queensland
    • City of Mount Isa
Fan et al. (2014)
USA
 
  • California
    • San Diego County
      • Mesa Grande Mining District
        • Gem Hill
Foord (1977)
  • Virginia
    • Bedford County
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