Renardite  Mineral Data

Renardite Mineral Data

Search Webmineral :
   
Home Crystal jmol jPOWD Chem X Ray Dana Strunz Properties A to Z Images Share
      News Help About

Advertisment
A Bijoux.com is an online store specialized in the sale on the internet of precious stones , gems , minerals and jewels for individuals and professionals
Exceptional Minerals features excellent, high quality mineral specimens for sale. We also have a weekly Best Offer Mineral Auction.
For more than thirty (30) years, Excalibur Mineral Corp. has been providing private collectors, researchers, major universities and museums throughout the world with reliably identified, rare and unusual mineral samples for science an
Adamsminerals.com- Online mineral store front for mineral collectors

General Renardite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4•7(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,671.39 gm
   Uranium     56.97 %  U    64.62 % UO2
   Phosphorus   3.71 %  P     8.49 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     1.09 %  H     9.70 % H2O
   Lead        12.40 %  Pb   13.35 % PbO
   Oxygen      25.85 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %       96.17 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4•7(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1928
Help on Locality: Locality: Kaslo mine, Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Katanga, Zaire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Alphonse Francois Renard (1842-1903), mineralogist, University of Ghent, Belgium.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Renardite + Pronunciation Say RENARDITE
 

Renardite Image

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

Renardite

Comments: Bright yellow, tabular crystals of renardite on matrix.
Location: Grury, Saone-et-Loire, France. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Renardite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.9211:1:0.7981
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 15.88, b = 17.24, c = 13.76, Z = 6; V = 3,767.09 Den(Calc)= 4.42
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Bmmb
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 7.95(1), 3.11(0.9), 2.88(0.8),3.96(0.7), 4.43(0.6), 5.83(0.6), 10.25(0.5), 3.4(0.4),
 

Physical Properties of Renardite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {100} Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 4.34
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent
Help on Habit: Habit: Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces.
 

Optical Properties of Renardite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.285 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.262 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1652,KPDmeas= 0.1682,KC= 0.1309
Ncalc = 1.57 - 1.58
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.715, b=1.736, g=1.739, bire=0.0240, 2V(Calc)=40, 2V(Meas)=41. Dispersion r > v.
 

Calculated Properties of Renardite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.78 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Renardite =4.42 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PERenardite =1,735.65 barns/electron
U=PERenardite x relectron=6,554.45 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 4,148,547.89 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Renardite per GRapi unit = 241.05 (PPB)

Renardite 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) 7.33 ± 1.83 grams of pure Renardite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 733.19 ±183.30 grams of pure Renardite .

Estimated Radioactivity from Renardite - very strong
Specimen
Size
Weight/Volume
(Sphere)
*
Calculated
Activity
Becquerels
(Bq)
Calculated
Activity
Curies (Ci)
Estimated
Activity
GR(api)
Estimated
Exposure
(mRem**)/hr
If Held in Hand
For One Hour
1000 gm / 7.56 cm 101,968,247 2.76E-03 4,148,547.89 1,363.91
100 gm / 3.51 cm 10,196,825 2.76E-04 414,854.79 136.39
10 gm / 1.63 cm 1,019,682 2.76E-05 41,485.48 13.64
1 gm / 7.56 mm 101,968 2.76E-06 4,148.55 1.36
0.1 gm / 3.51 mm 10,197 2.76E-07 414.85 0.14
0.01 gm / 1.63 mm 1,020 2.76E-08 41.49 0.01
0.001 gm / 0.76 mm 102 2.76E-09 4.15 0.00

Weight of pure Renardite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.42 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
 

Renardite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 42.04.09.02 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (42.04)where (AB)5 (XO4)2 Zq · x(H2O)
  (42.04.09)Arsenuranylite Group
 
42.04.09.01 Arsenuranylite Ca(UO2)4(AsO4)2(OH)4•6(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
42.04.09.02 Renardite Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4•7(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
42.04.09.03 Kivuite? (Th,Ca,Pb)H2(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)8•7(H2O) Unk Ortho
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 08.EC.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
  08.E - Uranyl Phosphates and Arsenates
  08.EC -UO2:RO4 = 3:2
 
08.EC.10 Arsenuranylite Ca(UO2)4(AsO4)2(OH)4•6(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.EC.10 Dewindtite Pb3[H(UO2)3O2(PO4)2]2•12(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.EC.10 Kivuite? (Th,Ca,Pb)H2(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)8•7(H2O) Unk Ortho
 
08.EC.10 Renardite Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4•7(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.EC.10 Phosphuranylite KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4•8(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
08.EC.10 Yingjiangite (K2,Ca)(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)6•6(H2O) Bmmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Renardite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Renardite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info
11 - Uranium Minerals

Search for Renardite using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[AOL] [Bing] [Dog Pile] [GeoScienceWorld] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [Lycos] [MAMMA] [Scirus] [Teoma] [WebCrawler] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Renardite :

A Bijoux Google Search for Renardite
Adam's Minerals Google Search for Renardite
Cape Minerals Google Search for Renardite
Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Renardite
Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Renardite
Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Renardite
John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Renardite
McDougall Minerals Google Search for Renardite
Mineral News Website Link
Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Renardite
Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Renardite

Ask about Renardite 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 Espaņol

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

Renardite

Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4•7(H2O)
Dana No: 42.04.09.02 Strunz No: 08.EC.10
Locality:

 

Notes: