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General Orthowalpurgite Information

Chemical Formula:

(UO2)Bi4O4(AsO4)2·2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,483.82 gm

Uranium 16.04 % U 18.20 % UO₂

Bismuth 56.34 % Bi 62.81 % Bi₂O₃

Arsenic 10.10 % As 15.49 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.27 % H 2.43 % H₂O

Oxygen 17.25 % O

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100.00 % 98.92 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

(UO₂)Bi₄O₄(AsO₄)₂·2(H₂O)

Environment:

May have formed by weathering of emplectite, wittichenite or other Bi-bearing ore minerals. Dimorphous with walpugite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1995

Locality:

The Schmiedestollen, Wittichen, Black Forest, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

It is an orthorhombic polymorph of walpurgite.

Synonym:

ICSD 80915

IMA1994-024

PDF 48-1889

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Orthowalpurgite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4121:1:1.5524

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.492, b = 13.324, c = 20.685, Z = 4; V = 1,513.63 Den(Calc)= 6.51

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbcm

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Krause W , Effenberger H , Brandstatter F , European Journal of Mineralogy , 7 (1995) p.1313-1324, Orthowalpurgite, (UO2)Bi4O4(AsO4)2.2H2O,, a new mineral from the Black Forest, Germany, Locality: Black Forest, Germany

Physical Properties of Orthowalpurgite

Cleavage:

[001] Indistinct

Color:

Pale yellow.

Density:

6.5

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Habit:

Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Adamantine

Streak:

pale yellow

Optical Properties of Orthowalpurgite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.028 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.027 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1516,KPDmeas= 0.1518,KC= 0.1476

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.91, b=2, g=2.05, bire=0.1400, 2V(Calc)=70, 2V(Meas)=70.

Pleochroism (x):

colorless.

Pleochroism (y):

colorless.

Pleochroism (z):

colorless.

Calculated Properties of Orthowalpurgite

Electron Density:

r_electron=5.46 gm/cc
note: r_{Orthowalpurgite}=6.51 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00123
Boson Index = 0.99877

Photoelectric:

PE_{Orthowalpurgite}=1,523.30 barns/electron
U=PE_{Orthowalpurgite} x r_electron=8,313.94 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 1,146,366.57 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Orthowalpurgite 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) 26.53 ± 6.63 grams of pure Orthowalpurgite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 2653.3 ±663.33 grams of pure Orthowalpurgite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Orthowalpurgite** - 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 / 6.64 cm	28,714,589	7.76E-04	1,146,366.57	376.89
100 gm / 3.08 cm	2,871,459	7.76E-05	114,636.66	37.69
10 gm / 1.43 cm	287,146	7.76E-06	11,463.67	3.77
1 gm / 6.64 mm	28,715	7.76E-07	1,146.37	0.38
0.1 gm / 3.08 mm	2,871	7.76E-08	114.64	0.04
0.01 gm / 1.43 mm	287	7.76E-09	11.46	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.66 mm	29	7.76E-10	1.15	0.00

Weight of pure Orthowalpurgite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 6.51 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

Orthowalpurgite Classification

Dana Class:

40.5.9.2 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.5)with miscellaneous formulae

(40.5.9)Dana Group

40.5.9.1 Walpurgite Bi4(UO2)(AsO4)2O4·2(H2O) P1 1

40.5.9.2 Orthowalpurgite (UO2)Bi4O4(AsO4)2·2(H2O) Pbcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

40.5.9.3 Phosphowalpurgite! (UO2)Bi4(PO4)O4·2(H2O) P1 1

Strunz Class:

VII/E.10-15 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/E - Uranylphosphates and uranylvanadates with [UO2]2+ - [PO4 | AsO4]3- and [UO2]2+ - [V2O8]6-

VII/E.10 - Asselbornite - Walpurgite series

VII/E.10-10 Asselbornite (Pb,Ba)(UO2)6(BiO)4(AsO4)2(OH)12·3(H2O) I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

VII/E.10-12 Phosphowalpurgite! (UO2)Bi4(PO4)O4·2(H2O) P1 1

VII/E.10-15 Orthowalpurgite (UO2)Bi4O4(AsO4)2·2(H2O) Pbcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/E.10-20 Walpurgite Bi4(UO2)(AsO4)2O4·2(H2O) P1 1

VII/E.10-50 Arapovite! (U,Th)(Ca,Na)2(K1-x[]x)Si8O20,x~0.5 P 4/mcc 4/m 2/m 2/m

Other Orthowalpurgite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.81,p1014,1996) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Orthowalpurgite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Orthowalpurgite

(UO2)Bi4O4(AsO4)2·2(H2O)
Dana No: 40.5.9.2 Strunz No: VII/E.10-15
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