uricite
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2,6,8-trihydroxypurine, uric acid, IMA1973-055
Uricite is a rare organic mineral form of uric acid, C5H4N4O3. It is a soft yellowish white mineral which crystallizes in the monoclinic system.
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- Subclass of
- organic class of minerals
- Has part
- uric acid
- Named after
- uric acid
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 10.CA.40
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 10.CA.40
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- streak color
- white
- chemical formula
- C₅H₄N₄O₃
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Uri
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Uricite is a rare organic mineral form of uric acid, C5H4N4O3. It is a soft yellowish white mineral which crystallizes in the monoclinic system.
==Discovery and occurrence== It was first described in 1973 for an occurrence in bat guano in Dingo Donga Cave, Eucla, Western Australia. The name is for its composition, anhydrous uric acid. It occurs with biphosphammite, brushite and syngenite at the type locality in Dingo Donga Cave.
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