Upalite
Upalite | |
---|---|
General | |
Category | Phosphate minerals |
Formula (repeating unit) | Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7H2O |
Strunz classification | 8.EC.05 |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | P21/a |
Unit cell | a = 13.7 Å, b = 16.82 Å c = 9.33 Å; β = 111.5°; Z = 4 |
Identification | |
Color | amber-yellow, yellow-brown |
Diaphaneity | transparent, translucent |
Other characteristics | Radioactive |
References | [1] |
Upalite (Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7H2O) is a mineral found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after uranium, phosphorus and aluminium. Its type locality is Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.[2][3]
References[]
Categories:
- Aluminium minerals
- Uranium(VI) minerals
- Phosphate minerals
- Monoclinic minerals
- Minerals in space group 14
- Phosphate mineral stubs