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General Curite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb3+x(H2O)2[(UO2)4+x(OH)3-x]2, x~0.5
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 3,006.49 gm
   Uranium   63.34 %  U    71.85 % UO2
   Hydrogen   0.30 %  H     2.70 % H2O
   Lead      24.12 %  Pb   25.98 % PbO
   Oxygen    12.24 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.53 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb3.5(H2O)22(UO2)42(OH)2.5
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1921
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Pierre Curie (1859-1906) and Marie Curie-Sklodowska (1867 - 1934), French research team of radioactive minerals. Discoverd the element radium.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 100260
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Curite

Comments: Orangish red curite crystals.
Location: Shinkolobwe mine, Tantara, Shaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scale: Not Given.
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Curite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.9654:1:0.6446
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 12.58, b = 13.03, c = 8.4, Z = 2; V = 1,376.91 Den(Calc)= 7.25
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 6.23(1), 3.14(0.8), 3.96(0.7),
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Burns P C , Hill F C , The Canadian Mineralogist , 38 (2000) p.175-181, Implications of the synthesis and structure of the Sr analogue, of curite

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Physical Properties of Curite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [100] Good, [110] Good
Help on Color: Color: Yellow, Reddish orange, Brownish yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 7.19
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.
Help on Habit: Habit: Massive - Fibrous - Distinctly fibrous fine-grained forms.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Adamantine
Help on Streak: Streak: orange
 

Optical Properties of Curite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.332 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.321 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1526,KPDmeas= 0.1539,KC= 0.1156
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=2.06, b=2.11, g=2.15, bire=0.0900, 2V(Calc)=80, 2V(Meas)=70.
 

Calculated Properties of Curite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=5.86 gm/cc
note: rCurite =7.25 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.05792
Boson Index = 0.94208
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PECurite =2,234.12 barns/electron
U=PECurite x relectron=13102.35 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 4,367,144.73 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Curite is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box) 6.96 ± 1.74 grams of pure Curite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 696.49 ±174.12 grams of pure Curite .

Estimated Radioactivity from Curite - very strong
Specimen
Size
Weight/Volume
(Sphere) *		 Calculated
Activity
Bequerols
(Bq)		 Calculated
Activity
Curies (Ci)		 Estimated
Activity
GR(api)		 Estimated
Exposure
(mRem**)/hr
If Held in Hand
For One Hour
1000 gm / 6.41 cm 113,373,892 3.06E-03 4,367,144.73 1,435.77
100 gm / 2.98 cm 11,337,389 3.06E-04 436,714.47 143.58
10 gm / 1.38 cm 1,133,739 3.06E-05 43,671.45 14.36
1 gm / 6.41 mm 113,374 3.06E-06 4,367.14 1.44
0.1 gm / 2.98 mm 11,337 3.06E-07 436.71 0.14
0.01 gm / 1.38 mm 1,134 3.06E-08 43.67 0.01
0.001 gm / 0.64 mm 113 3.06E-09 4.37 0.00

Weight of pure Curite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 7.25 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
 

Curite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 5.9.3.1 (5)Oxides Containing Uranium and Thorium
  (5.9)with a cation charge of 6+ containing Pb or Bi and some water of hydration or hydroxyl
  (5.9.3)Dana Group
 
5.9.3.1 Curite Pb3x(H2O)2[(UO2)4x(OH)3-x]2,x~0.5 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/H.07-50 IV - Oxides
  IV/H - Uranyl ([UO2]2+) hydroxides and hydrates
  IV/H.07 - Fourmarierite - Masuyite series
 
IV/H.07-10 Fourmarierite Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4·4(H2O) Bb21m mm2
 
IV/H.07-20 Vandendriesscheite Pb(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11(H2O) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/H.07-30 Metavandendriesscheite PbU7O22·n(H2O)(n<12) Pmma,Pm2a Ortho
 
IV/H.07-40 Sayrite Pb2(UO2)5O6(OH)2·4(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
IV/H.07-45 Spriggite! Pb3[(UO2)6O8(OH)2](H2O)x;x~3 C 2/c 2/m
 
IV/H.07-50 Curite Pb3x(H2O)2[(UO2)4x(OH)3-x]2,x~0.5 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/H.07-60 Richetite PbU4O13·4(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri
 
IV/H.07-70 Masuyite Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·3(H2O) Pn m
 

Other Curite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 86, p 379) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Curite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Uranium Minerals 14 - WWW-MINCRYST 15 -École des Mines de Paris

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Curite

Pb3+x(H2O)2[(UO2)4+x(OH)3-x]2, x~0.5
Dana No: 5.9.3.1 Strunz No: IV/H.07-50
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