Sayrite


Sayrite 5O624) 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.