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General Upalite Information
Chemical Formula:	Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 1,186.12 gm
	Uranium     60.20 %  U    68.30 % UO2
	Aluminum     2.27 %  Al    4.30 % Al2O3
	Phosphorus   5.22 %  P    11.97 % P2O5
	Hydrogen     1.27 %  H    11.39 % H2O
	Oxygen      31.02 %  O
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	100.00 %       95.95 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7(H2O)
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1979
Locality:	Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Synonym:	ICSD 40130
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Upalite Crystallography
Axial Ratios:	a:b:c =0.8147:1:0.5548
Cell Dimensions:	a = 13.704, b = 16.82, c = 9.332, Z = 4; beta = 111.5° V = 2,001.36 Den(Calc)= 3.94
Crystal System:	Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a
X Ray Diffraction:	By Intensity(I/Io): 8.4(1), 3.43(0.8), 4.18(0.8),
Crystal Structure: Mouse drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate Keyboard S - Stereo Pair on/off H - Help Screen I - Data Info A - Atoms On/Off P - Polyhedra On/Off B - Bonds On/Off Help on Above	Piret P , Declercq J-P , Bulletin de Mineralogie , 106 (1983) p.383-389, Structure cristalline de l upalite Al[(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2]*7H2O., Un exemple de macle mimetique, Locality: Kobokobo, Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Properties of Upalite
Cleavage:	[???] Perfect
Color:	Brownish yellow.
Density:	3.5
Hardness:	3 - Calcite
Streak:	light yellow
Optical Properties of Upalite
Gladstone-Dale:	CI meas= -0.376 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.222 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1684,KPDmeas= 0.1896,KC= 0.1378
Optical Data:	Biaxial (-), a=1.649, b=1.666, g=1.676, bire=0.0270, 2V(Calc)=74, 2V(Meas)=74.
Calculated Properties of Upalite
Electron Density:	relectron=3.44 gm/cc note: rUpalite =3.94 gm/cc.
Fermion Index	Fermion Index = 0.00448 Boson Index = 0.99552
Photoelectric:	PEUpalite =1,564.18 barns/electron U=PEUpalite x relectron=5,382.86 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:	GRapi = 4,482,147.89 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Upalite 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) 6.79 ± 1.70 grams of pure Upalite . Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 678.62 ±169.65 grams of pure Upalite . Estimated Radioactivity from Upalite - 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 / 7.86 cm 107,764,301 2.91E-03 4,482,147.89 1,473.58 100 gm / 3.65 cm 10,776,430 2.91E-04 448,214.79 147.36 10 gm / 1.69 cm 1,077,643 2.91E-05 44,821.48 14.74 1 gm / 7.86 mm 107,764 2.91E-06 4,482.15 1.47 0.1 gm / 3.65 mm 10,776 2.91E-07 448.21 0.15 0.01 gm / 1.69 mm 1,078 2.91E-08 44.82 0.01 0.001 gm / 0.79 mm 108 2.91E-09 4.48 0.00 Weight of pure Upalite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.94 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
Upalite Classification
Dana Class:	42.7.12.1 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
	(42.7)where (AB)5 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O)
	(42.7.12)Dana Group
	42.7.12.1 Upalite Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
Strunz Class:	VII/E.05-30 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
	VII/E - Uranylphosphates and uranylvanadates with [UO2]2+ - [PO4 | AsO4]3- and [UO2]2+ - [V2O8]6-
	VII/E.05 - Ranunculite - Moreauite series
	VII/E.05-10 Ranunculite HAl(UO2)(PO4)(OH)3·4(H2O) Unk (pseudo ORTH) Mono
	VII/E.05-20 Triangulite Al3(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH)5·5(H2O) P1,P 1 Tri
	VII/E.05-30 Upalite Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
	VII/E.05-40 Threadgoldite Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)·8(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
	VII/E.05-50 Furongite Al2(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1
	VII/E.05-60 Moreauite Al3(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2·13(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
Other Upalite Information
References:	PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
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