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Liebigite

Year of discovery: 1848 (Adrianople, Turkey), 1976 (Japan)

Locality list: 4 localities of liebigite

• Ca₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃,11H₂O
• [Ca²⁺₂][UO₂²⁺][(CO₃)₃]^6-,11H₂O

• Class: Uranyl - Carbonate - Hydrate
• Soluble in: H₂SO₄
• Fluorescence: UV excitation (Green)
• Radioactive: Very strong

• Color: Green, Yellowish green
• Streak: Pale yellow
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Translucent

• Cleavage: Indistinct on {100} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 2.5-3
• Density: 2.4

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: mm2, Bba2
• Lattice: a=16.7, b=17.5, c=13.7