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General Upalite Information

Chemical Formula:

Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,186.12 gm

Uranium 60.20 % U 68.30 % UO₂

Aluminum 2.27 % Al 4.30 % Al₂O₃

Phosphorus 5.22 % P 11.97 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.27 % H 11.39 % H₂O

Oxygen 31.02 % O

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100.00 % 95.95 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Al(UO₂)₃(PO₄)₂O(OH)·7(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1979

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 40130

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Upalite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.8147:1:0.5548

Cell Dimensions:

a = 13.704, b = 16.82, c = 9.332, Z = 4; beta = 111.5° V = 2,001.36 Den(Calc)= 3.94

Crystal System:

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

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.4(1), 3.43(0.8), 4.18(0.8),

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Piret P , Declercq J-P , Bulletin de Mineralogie , 106 (1983) p.383-389, Structure cristalline de l upalite Al[(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2]*7H2O., Un exemple de macle mimetique, Locality: Kobokobo, Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Properties of Upalite

Cleavage:

[???] Perfect

Color:

Brownish yellow.

Density:

3.5

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Streak:

light yellow

Optical Properties of Upalite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.376 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.222 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1684,KPDmeas= 0.1896,KC= 0.1378

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.649, b=1.666, g=1.676, bire=0.0270, 2V(Calc)=74, 2V(Meas)=74.

Calculated Properties of Upalite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.44 gm/cc
note: r_Upalite=3.94 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00448
Boson Index = 0.99552

Photoelectric:

PE_Upalite=1,564.18 barns/electron
U=PE_Upalite x r_electron=5,382.86 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 4,482,147.89 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Upalite 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) 6.79 ± 1.70 grams of pure Upalite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 678.62 ±169.65 grams of pure Upalite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Upalite** - 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 / 7.86 cm	107,764,301	2.91E-03	4,482,147.89	1,473.58
100 gm / 3.65 cm	10,776,430	2.91E-04	448,214.79	147.36
10 gm / 1.69 cm	1,077,643	2.91E-05	44,821.48	14.74
1 gm / 7.86 mm	107,764	2.91E-06	4,482.15	1.47
0.1 gm / 3.65 mm	10,776	2.91E-07	448.21	0.15
0.01 gm / 1.69 mm	1,078	2.91E-08	44.82	0.01
0.001 gm / 0.79 mm	108	2.91E-09	4.48	0.00

Weight of pure Upalite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.94 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

Upalite Classification

Dana Class:

42.7.12.1 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.7)where (AB)5 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O)

(42.7.12)Dana Group

42.7.12.1 Upalite Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

VII/E.05-30 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

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

VII/E.05 - Ranunculite - Moreauite series

VII/E.05-10 Ranunculite HAl(UO2)(PO4)(OH)3·4(H2O) Unk (pseudo ORTH) Mono

VII/E.05-20 Triangulite Al3(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH)5·5(H2O) P1,P 1 Tri

VII/E.05-30 Upalite Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

VII/E.05-40 Threadgoldite Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)·8(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

VII/E.05-50 Furongite Al2(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2·8(H2O) P1 1

VII/E.05-60 Moreauite Al3(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2·13(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Upalite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Upalite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris

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Upalite

Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7(H2O)
Dana No: 42.7.12.1 Strunz No: VII/E.05-30
Locality:

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