Braunerite

Braunerite is a hydrous uranyl carbonate mineral discovered by Jakub Plášil of the Institute of Physics at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and colleagues in the Svornost mine in the Jáchymov ore district, Western Bohemia, Czech Republic.^[2]

Braunerite
General
Category	Carbonate mineral
Formula	K2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·6H2O
IMA symbol	Bun[1]
Crystal system	Monoclinic
Crystal class	2/m - Prismatic
Identification
Color	Yellow
Other characteristics	Radioactive
References	[2]

Braunerite crystals are yellow and have a glassy luster. The mineral is chemically similar to línekite. The type material is deposited in the collections of the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, and the mineralogical collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.^[3]

Localities

Czech Republic: Svornost Mine, Jáchymov, Jáchymov District, Krušné Hory Mts, Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia