metazeunerite

{{Infobox mineral | name = Metazeunerite | category = Phosphate minerals | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = Metazeunerite-Quartz-201156.jpg | imagesize = | caption =Metazeunerite crystals to 7 mm on smoky quartz, Erongo Region, Namibia | formula = Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O | IMAsymbol = Mzeu | molweight = | strunz = 8.EB.10 | system = Tetragonal | class = Dipyramidal (4/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P4/n | unit cell = a = 7.1094 Å, c = 17.416 Å; Z = 2 | color = Varies from pale to green | habit = Tabular rectangular crystals with two pinacoid faces; foliated or micaceous aggregates | twinning = Merohedrally twinned | cleavage = Perfect on {001}; distinct on {010} | fracture = Uneven | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 2–2.5 | luster = Vitreous to dull | refractive = nw = 1.643–1.651 nε = 1.623–1.635 | opticalprop = Uniaxial (−) | birefringence = .020 | pleochroism = Weak | streak = Pale green | gravity = 3.87 | density =

| melt = | fusibility = |diagnostic = | solubility = Soluble in acids | diaphaneity = Transparent to translucent | other = 25px Radioactive,Relief: moderate | references = }} Metazeunerite is an arsenate mineral with a chemical formula of Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O. The origin of this mineral is almost always from the natural dehydration process of zeunerite.