METAZEUNERITE



Metazeunerite, a copper uranium arsenate hydrate mineral, was found by Ewald Gerstmann on a specimen from Sterling Hill. Metazeunerite occurs as light-green tabular crystals, square to rectangular in habit, with a decidedly pearly luster. It was associated with sarkinite and willemite in a vein in red-willemite ore. It can be confused with metalodevite; X-ray and chemical tests are best for verification. It has not been reported from Franklin. (Dunn, 1995)

 Location Found: Ogdensburg
     
 
 Year Discovered: 1937
     
 Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
 Essential Elements: Arsenic, Copper, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Uranium
 All Elements in Formula: Arsenic, Copper, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Uranium
     
 IMA Status: Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
     
     
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 References:
Dunn, Pete J. (1995). Franklin and Sterling Hill New Jersey: the world's most magnificent mineral deposits. Franklin, NJ.: The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society. p.674
     
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