How do I identify Ichnusaite?

Ichnusaite can be identified by its Colorless color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Ichnusaite?

Ichnusaite typically appears in Colorless. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How to Identify Ichnusaite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Ichnusaite?

Ichnusaite is a very rarely found mineral. Ichnusaite is a natural compound of thorium and molybdenum with the formula Th(MoO4)2·3H2O. It was discovered in Su Seinargiu, Sarroch, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy in 2013. This locality is also a place of discovery of the second natural thorium molybdate - nuragheite.

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Formation of Ichnusaite

Muscovite, nuragheite, and xenotime-(Y) are the associates of ichnusaite.

Composition of Ichnusaite

The main features of the crystal structure of ichnusaite are: electroneutral Th(MoO4)2(H2O)2 (100) sheets ThO7(H2O)2 and MoO4 polyhedra polymerize to give the above sheets sheets are stacked along [100] and held by hydrogen bonds

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