University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Rietveldite
Rietveldite (No. 84140), micromount in plastic container.
Hölzel-No.
 
7.ED.145
Type of specimen
 
CT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
2016-081
Chemical formula
 
Fe(UO2)(SO4)2·5H2O
Type locality
 
Germany, Saxony, Dresden, Grube Willi Agatz, Baufeld Gittersee, +50m-Sohle, Gesteinsberg 21
Associated minerals
 
 
Collection
 
Mineralogische Sammlung der TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Contact person
 
Andreas Massanek
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
No. 84140
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Mineral specimen
References

Rietveldite, Fe(UO2)(SO4)2 · 5H2O, a new uranyl sulfate mineral from Giveaway-Simplot mine (Utah/USA), Willi Agatz mine (Saxony/Germany) and Jáchymov (Czech Republic).
Kampf, A.R., Sejkora, J., Witzke, T., Plášil, J., Čejka, J., Nash, B.P. and Marty, J. (2016)
Journal of Geosciences 62, 107-120
Notes / Further information

Sample provided by Dr. Thomas Witzke in 2017.
Last update 05. August 2024 by A. Matthies Imprint (german)