page_title: Sklodowskite
hierarchical_section_title: Sklodowskite
caption_attribution_description: English: Sklodowskite, Gypsum Locality: Animas Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 6.6 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm. Eye-visible, large-for-species, GEMMY, crystals of sklodowskite perched on contrasting matrix of gypsum. Crystals are 2-4 mm in size with a bright neon yellow color. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection. Deutsch: Sklodowskit, Gips Fundort: Animas Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Distrikt Santa Eulalia, Municipio de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua , Mexiko (Fundort bei mindat.org) Größe: 6.6 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm.
context_page_description: Sklodowskite is a uranium mineral with the chemical formula: Mg(UO₂)₂(HSiO₄)₂·5H₂O. It is a secondary mineral which contains magnesium and is a bright yellow colour, its crystal habit is acicular, but can form in other shapes. It has a Mohs hardness of about 2-3.
  It is named after the maiden name of Marie Skłodowska Curie. It is the magnesium analogue of the much more common uranium mineral Cuprosklodowskite, which contains copper instead.
  It was discovered by Alfred Schoep in 1924.
context_section_description: Sklodowskite is a uranium mineral with the chemical formula: Mg(UO₂)₂(HSiO₄)₂·5H₂O. It is a secondary mineral which contains magnesium and is a bright yellow colour, its crystal habit is acicular, but can form in other shapes. It has a Mohs hardness of about 2-3.
  It is named after the maiden name of Marie Skłodowska Curie. It is the magnesium analogue of the much more common uranium mineral Cuprosklodowskite, which contains copper instead.
  It was discovered by Alfred Schoep (1881–1966) in 1924.
caption: Sklodowskite on gypsum
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