General Metazellerite Information Chemical Formula: |
Ca(UO2)(CO3)2•3(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 484.17 gm |
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Calcium 8.28 % Ca 11.58 % CaO |
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Uranium 49.16 % U 55.77 % UO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.25 % H 11.16 % H2O |
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Carbon 4.96 % C 18.18 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 36.35 % O |
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100.00 % 96.70 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Ca(UO2)(CO3)2•3(H2O) |
Environment: |
Sediment-hosted uranium mine. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1966 |
Locality: |
Lucky Mc mine, Gas Hills, Wyoming, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the relationship to zellerite (after Howard D. Zeller (1922-), U.S Geological Survey. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Metazellerite + Pronunciation |
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Metazellerite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5331:1:0.2724 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.718, b = 18.226, c = 4.965, Z = 4; V = 879.40 Den(Calc)= 3.66 |
Crystal System: |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Pbn21,Pbnm |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 9.1(1), 3.794(0.5), 4.695(0.36), |
| Physical Properties of Metazellerite Cleavage: |
{???} Good |
Color: |
Light yellow. |
Density: |
3.414 |
Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum |
Luster: |
Earthy (Dull) |
Streak: |
yellow white |
| Optical Properties of Metazellerite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.172 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.094 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.171,KPDmeas= 0.1834,KC= 0.1564 Ncalc = 1.53 - 1.57 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), b=1.626 |
| Calculated Properties of Metazellerite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.30 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Metazellerite =3.66 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0043735457 |
Boson Index = 0.9956264543 Photoelectric: |
PEMetazellerite =1,239.83 barns/electron |
U=PEMetazellerite x relectron=4,086.31 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
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GRapi = 3,773,586.16 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Metazellerite 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)
8.06 ± 2.02 grams of pure Metazellerite .
Weight of pure Metazellerite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.66 gm/cc.* | Metazellerite Classification Dana Class: |
15.03.01.02 (15)Hydrated Carbonates |
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(15.03)where A+m B++n (XO3)p · x(H2O), (m+n):p = 1:1 and containing U, Th, Zr, Y |
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(15.03.01)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
05.EC.10 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) |
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05.E - Uranyl Carbonates |
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05.EC -UO2:CO3 < 1:1 - 1:2 |
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| Other Metazellerite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Metazellerite : |
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 Search for Metazellerite using: Visit our Advertisers for Metazellerite : A Bijoux Google Search for MetazelleriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Metazellerite Cape Minerals Google Search for Metazellerite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Metazellerite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Metazellerite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Metazellerite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Metazellerite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Metazellerite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Metazellerite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Metazellerite Ask about Metazellerite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Metazellerite Specimen Label here :
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