Joliotite

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
(UO2)(CO3)·n(H2O), (n=2?)
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 366.07 gm)
Uranium 65.02 % U 
Hydrogen 1.10 % H 
Carbon 3.28 % C 
Oxygen 30.59 % O 
 Empirical Formula:
(UO2)(CO3)·2(H2O)
 Environment:
Occurs as crusts on "limonite" and barite at uranium deposits.
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1976
 Locality:
Menzenschwald, Schwarzwald, Germany.
 Name Origin:
Named in 1976 for J. Frederic Joliot (1900-1958), French physicist, and I. Joliot-Curie.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
[100] Distinct
 Color:
lemon yellow.
 Density:
4.55
 Diaphaniety:
Translucent
 Habits:
Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates., Scaly - Morphology like fish scales.,
 Hardness:
1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum
 Luminescence:
Fluorescent and radioactive.
 Streak:
yellow
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