Section: 6 | Minerals and pigments (MP) | Page: 378 |
IRUG filename: IMP00378 | Data type: Infrared | IRUG material class: Minerals and pigments (MP) |
Sample type: Reference material | Common name(s): Kamotoite-(Y) | Chemical/botanical name(s): Carbonate mineral |
Sample source 1: Kamoto Est. | Source location 1: Shaba, Zaire | Sample source 2: Royal Museum of Scotland |
Source location 2: Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, UK | Sample identifier 2: RMS RC3692 | Sample source 3: The Natural History Museum, National Museums of Scotland |
Source location 3: Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK, Edinburgh, UK | Application: Transmission FTIR spectroscopy | Mode: Tran |
Literature Reference: Jones, G. C., and B. Jackson. Infrared Transmission Spectra of Carbonate Minerals. London: Chapman & Hall, 1993. Cesbron, F. "New Minerals: Kamotoite (Y)4UO3(Y,Nd,Gd,Sm,Dy)2O3*3CO2*14*5H2O." Mineraux Et Fossiles, Le Guide Du Collectionneur 146 (1987): 35. Deliens, M., and P. Piret. "Kamotoite (Y), a New Uranyl and Rare Earth Carbonate from Kamoto, Shaba, Zaire." Bulletin De Mineralogie 109.6 (1986): 643-47. | Originating institution name: Natural History Museum, National Museums of Scotland | Originating institution acronym: NHM |
Molecular formula: C3 H28 O35 U4 Y2 | Linear formula: Y2O4(UO2)4(CO3)3*14H2O | Other analytical methods: EDS, SEM, XRD (4550 NHM std) |