Masuyite
Encyclopedia
Masuyite is a uranium
/lead
oxide
mineral with formula Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3H2O.
Masuyite was first described in 1947 for an occurrence in Katanga
and named to honor Belgian geologist Gustave Masuy (1905–1945).
Uranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...
/lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
oxide
Oxide
An oxide is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom in its chemical formula. Metal oxides typically contain an anion of oxygen in the oxidation state of −2....
mineral with formula Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3H2O.
Masuyite was first described in 1947 for an occurrence in Katanga
Katanga Province
Katanga Province is one of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Between 1971 and 1997, its official name was Shaba Province. Under the new constitution, the province was to be replaced by four smaller provinces by February 2009; this did not actually take place.Katanga's regional...
and named to honor Belgian geologist Gustave Masuy (1905–1945).