Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.

Curite is a lead uranium oxide mineral with formula: Pb3(UO2)8O8(OH)6·3(H2O). It is named after the physicists Marie and Pierre Curie who are both known for their work on radioactivity. The type locality is the Shinkolobwe Mine.

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