Phuralumite Mineral Data + Say PHURALUMITE


[Newest Minerals] [Minerals for Sale] [Tsumeb Mine] [Mineral Auctions] [Mineral Gallery]
The Mineral Gallery's Exceptional Specimens and Mineral Hall of Fame
Visa and Mastercard are Welcome

General Phuralumite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Al2(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·10(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,336.19 gm
   Uranium     53.44 %  U    60.63 % UO2
   Aluminum     4.04 %  Al    7.63 % Al2O3
   Phosphorus   4.64 %  P    10.62 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.96 %  H    17.53 % H2O
   Oxygen      35.92 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %       96.41 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Al2(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·10(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Secondary mineral found in beryl-coloumbite pegmatites associated with other U-, and Al-bearing phosphates.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1979
Help on Locality: Locality: Kobokobo Pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Kivu, Congo (Zaïre) Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the composition of PHosphate, URanium, and ALUMinum.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 8187
  PDF 33-38
 

Phuralumite Image

Click Here for Larger Phuralumite Image in a New Browser Window Images:
Click Here for Larger Phuralumite Image

Phuralumite

Comments: Yellow crystals of phuralumite scattered on white matrix.
Location: Kobokobo Pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Kivu, Congo (Za?re). Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Phuralumite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.6614:1:0.4507
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 13.836, b = 20.918, c = 9.428, Z = 4; beta = 112.44° V = 2,522.05 Den(Calc)= 3.52
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 10.4(1), 3.08(0.8), 5.17(0.7),
 

Physical Properties of Phuralumite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Lemon.
Help on Density: Density: 3.5
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Habit: Habit: Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent and radioactive.
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: yellow white
 

Optical Properties of Phuralumite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.102 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.096 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1704,KPDmeas= 0.1713,KC= 0.1555
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.559, b=1.616, g=1.624, bire=0.0650, 2V(Calc)=38, 2V(Meas)=40.
Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y): colorless.
Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z): pale yellow.
 

Calculated Properties of Phuralumite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.15 gm/cc
note: rPhuralumite =3.52 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00402
Boson Index = 0.99598
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEPhuralumite =1,355.02 barns/electron
U=PEPhuralumite x relectron=4,269.26 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 4,077,387.99 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Phuralumite 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) 7.46 ± 1.86 grams of pure Phuralumite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 745.98 ±186.50 grams of pure Phuralumite .

Estimated Radioactivity from Phuralumite - 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 / 8.16 cm 95,661,484 2.59E-03 4,077,387.99 1,340.51
100 gm / 3.79 cm 9,566,148 2.59E-04 407,738.80 134.05
10 gm / 1.76 cm 956,615 2.59E-05 40,773.88 13.41
1 gm / 8.16 mm 95,661 2.59E-06 4,077.39 1.34
0.1 gm / 3.79 mm 9,566 2.59E-07 407.74 0.13
0.01 gm / 1.76 mm 957 2.59E-08 40.77 0.01
0.001 gm / 0.82 mm 96 2.59E-09 4.08 0.00

Weight of pure Phuralumite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.52 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
 

Phuralumite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 42.4.6.1 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (42.4)where (AB)5 (XO4)2 Zq · x(H2O)
  (42.4.6)Dana Group
 
42.4.6.1 Phuralumite Al2(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·10(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/E.07-10 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/E - Uranylphosphates and uranylvanadates with [UO2]2+ - [PO4 | AsO4]3- and [UO2]2+ - [V2O8]6-
  VII/E.07 - Phosphuranylite series
 
VII/E.07-10 Phuralumite Al2(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·10(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
 
VII/E.07-20 Mundite Al(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3·5(H2O) P 21cn,Pmcn Ortho
 
VII/E.07-25 Yingjiangite (K2,Ca)(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)6·6(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/E.07-30 Phosphuranylite KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/E.07-40 Phurcalite Ca2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·7(H2O) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/E.07-50 Arsenuranylite Ca(UO2)4(AsO4)2(OH)4·6(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/E.07-60 Bergenite Ca2Ba4[(UO3)2O2(PO4)2]3(H2O)16 P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/E.07-70 Francoisite-(Nd) (Nd,Y,Sm,Ce)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·6(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/E.07-80 Dewindtite Pb3[H(UO2)3O2(PO4)2]2·12(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/E.07-90 Dumontite Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5(H2O) P 21/m 2/m
 
VII/E.07-100 Hugelite Pb2(UO2)3(AsO4)2(OH)4·3(H2O) P 21/m 2/m
 
VII/E.07-110 Kamitugaite PbAl(UO2)5(PO4)2(OH)9·9.5(H2O) P1,P 1 Tri
 
VII/E.07-120 Kivuite? (Th,Ca,Pb)H2(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)8·7(H2O) Unk Ortho
 
VII/E.07-130 Althupite ThAl(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)5·15(H2O) P1 1
 
VII/E.07-140 Vanmeersscheite U(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·4(H2O) P mn21 mm2
 
VII/E.07-150 Metavanmeersscheite U(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·2(H2O) F dd2 mm2
 

Other Phuralumite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Phuralumite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Uranium Minerals 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris

Search for Phuralumite using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [About.com] [All-The-Web] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [LookSmart] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Phuralumite :
AA Mineral Specimens
B and L Minerals
Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals
Dan Weinrich Auctions
e-Rocks Auctions
Excalibur Minerals
Exceptional Minerals
Fabre Minerals
Greenside Minerals
John Betts Fine Minerals
Masons Minerals
Minernet.it
Mineral News
Mineral of the Month Club
MineralsWeb Fine Minerals
Rockshop.cz Kalat Fine Minerals
T G Fine Minerals
Wrights Rock Shop

Translate Phuralumite Mineral Data :

Ask about Phuralumite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Español

Print or Cut-and-Paste your Phuralumite Specimen Label here :

Phuralumite

Al2(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·10(H2O)
Dana No: 42.4.6.1 Strunz No: VII/E.07-10
Locality:

 

Notes:

 
 
   
 
Go To Webmineral Home Crystallography X-Ray D-Spacing Table Chemical Composition
Dana Classification Strunz Classification Table of Mineral Properties Alphabetical Listing of Minerals
Search Webmineral Photo Gallery of Mineral Images Help Files Links