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Françoisite-(Nd), Francoisite-(Nd)

Year of discovery: 1987 (Kamoto, Congo)

Locality list:

• Nd(UO₂)₃(PO₄)₂O(OH),6H₂O
• (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO₂)₃(PO₄)₂O(OH),6H₂O
• [Nd³⁺][(UO₂)²⁺₃][OH|O|(PO₄)₂]^9-,6H₂O

• Class: Uranyl - Phosphate - Oxide - Hydroxide - Hydrate

• Color: Yellow
• Streak: White, Yellow
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Cleavage: Distinct on {010} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 3
• Density: 4.1

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, P2/c
• Lattice: a=9.3, b=15.6, c=13.7, β=112.8