Shumwayite
# Shumwayite

Shumwayite is a rare but relatively simple uranyl sulfate mineral with the formula $(UO_2)_2(SO_4)_2•5H_2O.$ It was discovered in the Green Lizard and Giveaway-Simplot mines of the White Canyon mining district, San Juan County, Utah, US.

## Relation to other minerals

The structure of shumwayite is unique. Somewhat chemically similar natural uranyl sulfates include jáchymovite, metauranopilite and uranopilite.

