Deloryite Mineral Data

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General Deloryite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu++4(UO2)(MoO4)2(OH)6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 946.13 gm

Uranium 25.16 % U 28.54 % UO₂

Copper 26.87 % Cu 33.63 % CuO

Molybdenum 20.28 % Mo 30.43 % MoO₃

Hydrogen 0.64 % H 5.71 % H₂O

Oxygen 27.06 % O

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100.00 % 98.31 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu₄(UO₂)(MoO₄)₂(OH)₆

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1992

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 81555

IMA1990-037

PDF 47-1818

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Deloryite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =3.2444:1:0.9046

Cell Dimensions:

a = 19.83, b = 6.112, c = 5.529, Z = 2; beta = 103.9° V = 650.50 Den(Calc)= 4.83

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.1(1), 3.734(0.9), 4.815(0.8),

Physical Properties of Deloryite

Cleavage:

[???] Perfect

Color:

Dark green, Black.

Density:

4.9

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Subopaque

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

green

Optical Properties of Deloryite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.071 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.086 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1925,KPDmeas= 0.1898,KC= 0.1772

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.9, b=1.93, g=1.96, bire=0.0600, 2V(Calc)=88, 2V(Meas)=90.

Calculated Properties of Deloryite

Electron Density:

r_electron=4.41 gm/cc
note: r_Deloryite=4.90 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.05359
Boson Index = 0.94641

Photoelectric:

PE_Deloryite= 680.85 barns/electron
U=PE_Deloryite x r_electron=3,004.26 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 1,931,080.26 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Deloryite 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) 15.75 ± 3.94 grams of pure Deloryite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 1575.1 ±393.78 grams of pure Deloryite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Deloryite** - 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 / 7.30 cm	45,033,053	1.22E-03	1,931,080.26	634.88
100 gm / 3.39 cm	4,503,305	1.22E-04	193,108.03	63.49
10 gm / 1.57 cm	450,331	1.22E-05	19,310.80	6.35
1 gm / 7.30 mm	45,033	1.22E-06	1,931.08	0.63
0.1 gm / 3.39 mm	4,503	1.22E-07	193.11	0.06
0.01 gm / 1.57 mm	450	1.22E-08	19.31	0.01
0.001 gm / 0.73 mm	45	1.22E-09	1.93	0.00

Weight of pure Deloryite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.90 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

Deloryite Classification

Dana Class:

48.3.4.1 (48)Anhydrous Molybdates and Tungstates

(48.3)(Basic Anhydrous)

(48.3.4)Dana Group

48.3.4.1 Deloryite Cu4(UO2)(MoO4)2(OH)6 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VI/G.06-05 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/G - Uranylmolybdates with [UO2]4+ - [MoO4]2-

VI/G.06 - Deloryite - Iriginite series

VI/G.06-05 Deloryite Cu4(UO2)(MoO4)2(OH)6 C 2/m 2/m

VI/G.06-10 Calcurmolite Ca(UO2)3(MoO4)3(OH)2·11(H2O) Unk Mono

VI/G.06-20 Tengchongite CaU6Mo2O25·12(H2O) A2122 2 2 2

VI/G.06-30 Cousinite MgU2Mo2O13·6(H2O)(?) ? Mono

VI/G.06-40 Iriginite (UO2)(Mo2O7)·3(H2O) Pbcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Deloryite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,19)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Deloryite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Uranium Minerals 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Deloryite

Cu++4(UO2)(MoO4)2(OH)6
Dana No: 48.3.4.1 Strunz No: VI/G.06-05
Locality:

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