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Sayrite
Uranyl hydroxide mineral

Sayrite (Pb2(UO2)5O6(OH)24(H2O)) is an alteration product of uraninite named after the X-ray crystallographer David Sayre. Sayrite contains hydrogen, oxygen, uranium and lead. It is mined at Shinkolobwe Mine, (Kasolo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is usually orange in color but also can be reddish and yellowish and is in the monoclinic crystal system.

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References

  1. "Sayrite: Mineral information, data and localities". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03. https://www.mindat.org/min-3545.html

  2. "Sayrite Mineral Data". webmineral.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03. http://webmineral.com/data/Sayrite.shtml#.XKQ9RRNKjOQ