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Fourmarierite is a secondary uranium-lead mineral. It was named for the Belgian geologist Paul Fourmarier (1877–1970). Its chemical formula is .

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Mineral.mohs
3 - 4
Mineral.luster
Adamantine
Mineral.name
Fourmarierite
Mineral.image
Fourmarierite-Becquerelite-Uraninite-201068.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.category
Oxide minerals
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Fmr
Mineral.strunz
4.GB.25
Mineral.system
Orthorhombic
Mineral.class
Pyramidal (mm2) H-M Symbol: (mm2)
Mineral.symmetry
Bb21m
Mineral.color
Red, golden-red, brown
Mineral.cleavage
On {001}, perfect
Mineral.diaphaneity
Transparent
Mineral.density
6.046 g/cm3
Mineral.other
25px Radioactive

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Fourmarierite-Becquerelite-Uraninite-201068.jpg
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Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
4.GB.25
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
4.GB.25
Commons category
Fourmarierite
IMA Mineral Symbol
Fmr
chemical formula
Pb(UO₂)₄O₃(OH)₄·4H₂O
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
IV/F.13

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Fourmarierite is a secondary uranium-lead mineral. It was named for the Belgian geologist Paul Fourmarier (1877–1970). Its chemical formula is .

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