torbernite

GPTKB entity

Statements (95)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:appearance transparent to translucent
perfect in one direction
gptkbp:chemical_formula Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·10 H2 O
gptkbp:color gptkb:green
gptkbp:color_variation yellow-green to dark green
may vary in shade of green
gptkbp:difficulty 2.5 to 3 on Mohs scale
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:dissolved soluble in acids
gptkbp:environment hydrothermal deposits
gptkbp:first_described_by 1783
gptkbp:formation_conditions formed in oxidizing environments
gptkbp:has_luminosity may fluoresce under UV light
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label torbernite
gptkbp:is_found_in granite pegmatites
gptkbp:is_visible_from transparent to translucent
gptkbp:isotopes radioactive
gptkbp:luster vitreous
gptkbp:mineral_class phosphate
gptkbp:mining_locations mined for uranium extraction
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Torbern_Bergman
gptkbp:natural_resources phosphate minerals
gptkbp:notable_artifact gptkb:autunite
gptkb:carnotite
gptkbp:occurs_in found in uranium deposits
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:China
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Qatar
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:USA
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:Brunei
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Maldives
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Timor-Leste
gptkbp:safety contains uranium, handle with care
gptkbp:season gptkb:green
gptkbp:similar_minerals gptkb:meta-autunite
gptkbp:strategic_importance source of uranium
gptkbp:structure tetragonal
tabular crystals
gptkbp:surface 3.2 to 3.4
gptkbp:uses used as a mineral specimen
used as a source of uranium