• Source: Weeksite

Weeksite is a naturally occurring uranium silicate mineral with the chemical formula: K2(UO2)2Si6O15•4(H2O), potassium uranyl silicate. Weeksite has a Mohs hardness of 1–2. It was named for USGS mineralogist Alice Mary Dowse Weeks (1909–1988).




Appearance


Weeksite is visually similar to other uranium minerals such as carnotite and zippeite, both being encrustations that form on other rocks (usually sandstones or limestones).




Occurrence


Weeksite was first described in 1960 for an occurrence on Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah.
Weeksite occurs within small "opal" veins within rhyolite and agglomerates, and as encrustations in sandstones and limestones. It occurs associated with opal, chalcedony, calcite, gypsum, fluorite, uraninite, thorogummite, uranophane, boltwoodite, carnotite and margaritasite.




See also



List of minerals – List of minerals with Wikipedia articles
List of minerals named after people
Mineral evolution




References

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• Weeksite
• List of minerals
• List of mineral symbols
• Paulscherrerite
• Uranium mining in Utah
• Mineral evolution
• Alice Mary Weeks
• List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (W–X)
• List of minerals named after people