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Sayrite
Sayrite
5
O
6
2
4) is an
alteration
product
of
uraninite
named after the
X-ray crystallographer
David Sayre
. Sayrite
contains
hydrogen
,
oxygen
,
uranium
, and
lead
. It is
mined
at
Shinkolobwe
Mine,,
Kambove District
,
Haut-Katanga
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
. It is usually
orange
in color, but also can be
reddish
and
yellowish
. It is in the
monoclinic crystal system
.