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Elkahia gemstone emblemElkahia GemstoneEST. 2026 · QATAR
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Mineral atlas / Species record

Studtite

(UO₂)(O₂)(H₂O)₂·2H₂O
Grandfathered
Chemical formula (IMA record)
(UO₂)(O₂)(H₂O)₂·2H₂O
Recognition status
Grandfathered
Original-description year in master list
1947
First-discovery country (IMA)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Crystal system
Not supplied in the IMA master list
Mohs hardness
Not supplied in the IMA master list
Measured density
Not supplied in the IMA master list
Historical discoverer
Not supplied in the IMA master list

How it occurs in nature

This species has a documented chemistry and recognition record in the IMA catalog. The master list does not describe its formation environment. Consult the cited mineral-description studies below for species-specific occurrence and geological context; these cannot be inferred reliably from the formula alone.

Discovery & scientific record

The country refers to the master list’s first-discovery country, using modern borders. It is not a list of all deposits. A question mark is retained when the source is uncertain; a special-procedure date can refer to redefinition rather than discovery.

Original reference: Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie 70 (1947), B212

Additional reference: Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124 (2020), 26699

IMA-CNMNC master list · page 208 ↗

RRUFF · further mineral research ↗ · Handbook of Mineralogy ↗

Catalog coverage and profile depth are different: every species in the cited IMA edition is indexed, but this edition does not provide every physical property or a full discovery narrative. The archive leaves those gaps explicit. Formulae and references are adapted from the IMA list under CC BY-SA 3.0; consult the original page for authoritative typography.

Reference snapshot: September 2026. Source dates and uncertainties are retained in the record.