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Fontanite

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Name: Fontanite

Location:  Rabejac, Herault, France

Name Reference: For French mineralogist Francois Fontan 

Chemical Formula: Ca(UO2)3(CO3)2 O2 · 6H2O

Crystal System and Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic , Carbonate hydrate d'uranyle et de calcium

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Origin (Determinator + Year): Deliens 1992

Publication: La fontanite, carbonate hydrate d'uranyle et de calcium, nouvelle espece minerale de Rabejac, Herault, France.

Michel Deliens, Paul Piret. Eur. J. Mineral. 1992,4, 1271-1274

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