Voglite Mineral Data

General Voglite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca2Cu(UO2)(CO3)4•6(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 761.86 gm

Calcium 10.52 % Ca 14.72 % CaO

Uranium 31.24 % U 35.44 % UO₂

Copper 8.34 % Cu 10.44 % CuO

Hydrogen 1.59 % H 14.19 % H₂O

Carbon 6.31 % C 23.11 % CO₂

Oxygen 42.00 % O

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100.00 % 97.90 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₂Cu(UO₂)(CO₃)₄•6(H₂O)

Environment:

Alteration product of uraninite.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1853

Locality:

Elias mine near Joachimstal, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Josef Florian Vogl, Austrian mining official and mineralogist, who described the compound and published on uranium mines and minerals of Jachymov, Czech Republic.

Name Pronunciation:

Voglite

Voglite Image

Images:

Voglite Liebigite

Comments: Green voglite with yellow liebigite.
Location: JÃ¡chymov (St Joachimsthal), KrusnÃ© Hory (Erzgebirge), ZÃ¡padoceskÃ½ Kraj, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Scale: Picture size 3.2 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Images:

Voglite Metazellerite

Comments: Pale yellow crystalline metazellerite in matrix, with green voglite.
Location: White Canyon #1 Mine, Frey Point, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Voglite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0599:1:0.4367

Cell Dimensions:

a = 25.97, b = 24.5, c = 10.7, Z = 16; beta = 104° V = 6,605.81 Den(Calc)= 3.06

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 2₁

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.7(1), 12.6(1), 9.65(0.8),

Physical Properties of Voglite

Cleavage:

{010} Perfect

Color:

Emerald green, Bright grass green.

Density:

2.8

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Habit:

Scaly - Morphology like fish scales.

Luminescence:

Non-Fluorescent, Short UV=green.

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

pale green

Optical Properties of Voglite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.086 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.18,KPDmeas= 0.1967,KC= 0.1811
Ncalc = 1.51 - 1.55

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.541, b=1.547, g=1.564, bire=0.0230, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=60. Dispersion r > v strong.

Pleochroism (x):

dark bluish green.

Pleochroism (y):

pale yellow.

Pleochroism (z):

pale yellow.

Calculated Properties of Voglite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.87 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Voglite =3.06 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0032892096
Boson Index = 0.9967107904

Photoelectric:

PE_Voglite= 761.60 barns/electron
U=PE_Voglite x r_electron=2,184.10 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 2,495,820.62 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Voglite per GRapi unit = 400.67 (PPB)

Voglite 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) 12.19 ± 3.05 grams of pure Voglite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 1218.7 ±304.68 grams of pure Voglite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Voglite** - 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 / 8.55 cm	55,925,334	1.51E-03	2,495,820.62	820.54
100 gm / 3.97 cm	5,592,533	1.51E-04	249,582.06	82.05
10 gm / 1.84 cm	559,253	1.51E-05	24,958.21	8.21
1 gm / 8.55 mm	55,925	1.51E-06	2,495.82	0.82
0.1 gm / 3.97 mm	5,593	1.51E-07	249.58	0.08
0.01 gm / 1.84 mm	559	1.51E-08	24.96	0.01
0.001 gm / 0.85 mm	56	1.51E-09	2.50	0.00

Weight of pure Voglite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.06 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

Voglite Classification

Dana Class:

15.03.05.01 (15)Hydrated Carbonates

(15.03)where A+m B++n (XO3)p · x(H2O), (m+n):p = 1:1 and containing U, Th, Zr, Y

(15.03.05)Dana Group

15.03.05.01 Voglite Ca2Cu(UO2)(CO3)4•6(H2O) P 2₁ 2

Strunz Class:

05.EE.05 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES)

05.E - Uranyl Carbonates

05.EE -UO2:CO3 = 1:4

05.EE.05 Voglite Ca2Cu(UO2)(CO3)4•6(H2O) P 2₁ 2

Other Voglite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Voglite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - Uranium Minerals

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Voglite

Ca2Cu(UO2)(CO3)4•6(H2O)
Dana No: 15.03.05.01 Strunz No: 05.EE.05
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