Kasolite Mineral Data

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General Kasolite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb(UO2)SiO4·(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 587.33 gm

Uranium 40.53 % U 45.98 % UO₂

Silicon 4.78 % Si 10.23 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.34 % H 3.07 % H₂O

Lead 35.28 % Pb 38.00 % PbO

Oxygen 19.07 % O

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100.00 % 97.28 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1921

Locality:

Kasolo, Zaire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Synonym:

ICSD 1149

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Kasolite Image

Images:

Kasolite

Comments: Golden yellow crystals of kasolite.
Location: Shinkolobwe mine, Tatara, Shaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Images:

Kasolite

Comments: Bright yellow kasolite crystal "flowers" on matrix.
Location: Kambove, (Kakanda) Mine, Katanga District, Shaba (Katanga), Republic of the Congo, (Za?re). Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© Paul M. Schumacher

Images:

Kasolite Sklodowskite

Comments: Greenish yellow, acicular sklodowskite crystals and yellow, bladed kasolite crystals.
Location: Kambove, (Kakanda) Mine, Katanga District, Shaba (Katanga), Republic of the Congo, (Za?re). Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
© Paul M. Schumacher

Kasolite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.896:1:0.9572

Cell Dimensions:

a = 13.31, b = 7.02, c = 6.72, Z = 4; beta = 104.7° V = 607.34 Den(Calc)= 6.42

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.92(1), 3.06(0.8), 4.21(0.6),

Physical Properties of Kasolite

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect, [100] Good, [010] Good

Color:

Green, Gray green, Yellow, Yellow brown, Reddish orange.

Density:

5.96 - 6.5, Average = 6.23

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luminescence:

Radioactive.

Luster:

Resinous - Greasy

Streak:

light brownish yellow

Optical Properties of Kasolite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.147 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.114 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1428,KPDmeas= 0.1471,KC= 0.1282

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.89, b=1.91, g=1.95, bire=0.0600, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=43.

Calculated Properties of Kasolite

Electron Density:

r_electron=5.38 gm/cc
note: r_Kasolite=6.42 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.0832
Boson Index = 0.9168

Photoelectric:

PE_Kasolite=1,744.32 barns/electron
U=PE_Kasolite x r_electron=9,380.97 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 2,893,808.35 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Kasolite 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) 10.51 ± 2.63 grams of pure Kasolite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 1051.1 ±262.77 grams of pure Kasolite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Kasolite** - 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 / 6.68 cm	72,544,315	1.96E-03	2,893,808.35	951.39
100 gm / 3.10 cm	7,254,432	1.96E-04	289,380.84	95.14
10 gm / 1.44 cm	725,443	1.96E-05	28,938.08	9.51
1 gm / 6.68 mm	72,544	1.96E-06	2,893.81	0.95
0.1 gm / 3.10 mm	7,254	1.96E-07	289.38	0.10
0.01 gm / 1.44 mm	725	1.96E-08	28.94	0.01
0.001 gm / 0.67 mm	73	1.96E-09	2.89	0.00

Weight of pure Kasolite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 6.42 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

Kasolite Classification

Dana Class:

53.3.1.1 (53)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and Other Anions of Complex Cations

(53.3)with (UO2)

(53.3.1)Uranophane group

53.3.1.1 Kasolite Pb(UO2)SiO4·(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

53.3.1.2 Uranophane Ca(UO2)2SiO3(OH)2·5(H2O) P 2₁ 2

53.3.1.3 Sklodowskite (H3O)2Mg(UO2)2(SiO4)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

53.3.1.4 Cuprosklodowskite Cu[(UO2)(SiO2OH)]2·6(H2O) P1 1

53.3.1.5 Boltwoodite HK(UO2)(SiO4)·1.5(H2O) P 2₁ 2

53.3.1.6 Sodium-boltwoodite (H3O)(Na,K)(UO2)SiO4·(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

53.3.1.7 Oursinite (Co,Mg)(H3O)2[(UO2)SiO4]2·3(H2O) Aba2,Abam Ortho

53.3.1.8 Swamboite UH6(UO2)6(SiO4)6·30(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

53.3.1.9 Uranophane-beta Ca[(UO2)SiO3(OH)]2·(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/B.34-80 VIII - Silicates

VIII/B - Nesosub-silicates. "Insel" silicates with anions unfamiliar to tetraheders. Uranyl-"Insel" silicates with [UO2]2+ - [SiO4]4-

VIII/B.34 - Sklodowskite - Uranophane - Kasolite series

VIII/B.34-10 Sklodowskite (H3O)2Mg(UO2)2(SiO4)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/B.34-20 Cuprosklodowskite Cu[(UO2)(SiO2OH)]2·6(H2O) P1 1

VIII/B.34-30 Oursinite (Co,Mg)(H3O)2[(UO2)SiO4]2·3(H2O) Aba2,Abam Ortho

VIII/B.34-40 Uranophane Ca(UO2)2SiO3(OH)2·5(H2O) P 2₁ 2

VIII/B.34-50 Uranophane-beta Ca[(UO2)SiO3(OH)]2·(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

VIII/B.34-60 Boltwoodite HK(UO2)(SiO4)·1.5(H2O) P 2₁ 2

VIII/B.34-70 Sodium-boltwoodite (H3O)(Na,K)(UO2)SiO4·(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

VIII/B.34-80 Kasolite Pb(UO2)SiO4·(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Kasolite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

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Kasolite

Pb(UO2)SiO4·(H2O)
Dana No: 53.3.1.1 Strunz No: VIII/B.34-80
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