Tuliokite Mineral Data

General Tuliokite Information

Chemical Formula:

BaNa6Th(CO3)6•6(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 975.45 gm

Barium 14.08 % Ba 15.72 % BaO

Sodium 14.14 % Na 19.06 % Na₂O

Thorium 23.79 % Th 27.07 % ThO₂

Hydrogen 1.24 % H 11.08 % H₂O

Carbon 7.39 % C 27.07 % CO₂

Oxygen 39.36 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

BaNa₆Th(CO₃)₆•6(H₂O)

Environment:

Hydrothermal veins in nepheline syenite pegmatite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1990

Locality:

Kirov apatite mine, Mt. Kukisvumchorr, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the Tuliok River, Kola Peninsula, Russia, near where the mineral was first found.

Name Pronunciation:

Tuliokite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 39256

IMA1988-041

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Tuliokite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.60705

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.175, c = 8.605, Z = 3; V = 1,497.37 Den(Calc)= 3.25

Crystal System:

Trigonal - RhombohedralH-M Symbol ( 3) Space Group: R 3

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.354(1), 2.674(0.9), 7.03(0.85),

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Yamnova N A , Pushcharovskii D Yu , Voloshin A V , Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR , 310 (1990) p.99-102, Crystal structure of the tuliokite -, a new natural Na, Ba, Th carbonate

Physical Properties of Tuliokite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Light brown, Light gray.

Density:

3.15

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Tuliokite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.09 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1786,KPDmeas= 0.1843,KC= 0.1963
Ncalc = 1.62 - 1.64

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.574, e=1.587, bire=0.0130.

Calculated Properties of Tuliokite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.92 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tuliokite =3.15 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Tuliokite= 601.19 barns/electron
U=PE_Tuliokite x r_electron=1,755.03 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 470,301.01 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Tuliokite per GRapi unit = 2.13 (PPM)

Tuliokite 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) 64.67 ± 16.17 grams of pure Tuliokite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 6467.5 ±1616.9 grams of pure Tuliokite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Tuliokite** - 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 / 8.46 cm	10,656,928	2.88E-04	470,301.01	154.62
100 gm / 3.93 cm	1,065,693	2.88E-05	47,030.10	15.46
10 gm / 1.82 cm	106,569	2.88E-06	4,703.01	1.55
1 gm / 8.46 mm	10,657	2.88E-07	470.30	0.15
0.1 gm / 3.93 mm	1,066	2.88E-08	47.03	0.02
0.01 gm / 1.82 mm	107	2.88E-09	4.70	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.85 mm	11	2.88E-10	0.47	0.00

Weight of pure Tuliokite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.15 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

Tuliokite Classification

Dana Class:

15.04.06.01 (15)Hydrated Carbonates

(15.04)Dana Type

(15.04.06)Dana Group

15.04.06.01 Tuliokite BaNa6Th(CO3)6•6(H2O) R 3 3

Strunz Class:

05.CB.50 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES)

05.C - Carbonates without Additional Anions, with H2O

05.CB -With large cations (alkali and alkali-earth carbonates)

05.CB.50 Tuliokite BaNa6Th(CO3)6•6(H2O) R 3 3

Other Tuliokite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p668,1991) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p668,1991)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Tuliokite :
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
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Tuliokite

BaNa6Th(CO3)6•6(H2O)
Dana No: 15.04.06.01 Strunz No: 05.CB.50
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