This sample of curite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Curite is an oxide mineral of uranium and lead with the composition Pb6.5(UO2)16O16(OH)12(H2O,OH)4. The sample at left is about 12 cm across and is from Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba, D.R. Congo. It is described as curite with kasolite and soddyite.
这种curite样品陈列在史密森尼自然历史博物馆中。curite是一种含铀和铅的氧化物矿物,其化学式为Pb 6.5 (UO 2 ) 16 O 16 (OH) 12 (H 2 O,OH) 4 。左图中的样品宽约12厘米,来自刚果民主共和国的Shinkolobwe矿。该样品被描述为curite与kasolite和soddyite的混合物。
The orange color is similar to that of the radioactive fiestaware dishes, so perhaps this mineral is one of those used to get the dramatic orange color.
橙色与放射性fiestaware餐具的色泽相似,因此这种矿物可能是用来获得这种戏剧性橙色的材料之一。
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