Uvanite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Uvanite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

U++++++2V+++++6O21•15(H2O)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,387.92 gm

Uranium 34.30 % U 41.22 % UO3

Vanadium 22.02 % V 39.31 % V2O5

Hydrogen 2.18 % H 19.47 % H2O

Oxygen 41.50 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

U2V5+6O21•15(H2O)

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914

Help on Locality: Locality:

Temple Rock, Emery County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the composition (U, Vanadium)..

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Uvanite Say UVANITE

Uvanite Image

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Uvanite Crystallography

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.94(1), 1.71(0.9), 2.24(0.8),

Physical Properties of Uvanite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{???} Good, {???} Good

Help on Color: Color:

Brownish yellow.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Help on Luminescence: Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Help on Magnetism: Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Help on Streak: Streak:

light yellow

Optical Properties of Uvanite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.817, b=1.879, g=2.057, bire=0.2400

Help on Pleochroism (x): Pleochroism (x):

light brown.

Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y):

dark brown.

Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z):

yellow green.

Calculated Properties of Uvanite

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0032226159
Boson Index = 0.9967773841

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEUvanite = 848.25 barns/electron
U=PEUvanite x relectron= . barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 2,696,326.00 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Uvanite per GRapi unit = 370.88 (PPB)

Uvanite 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) 11.28 ± 2.82 grams of pure Uvanite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size(10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 1128.1 ±282.02 grams of pure Uvanite .

Estimated Radioactivity from Uvanite - very strong

SpecimenSizeWeight/Volume(Sphere) * CalculatedActivityBecquerels(Bq) CalculatedActivityCuries (Ci) EstimatedActivityGR(api) EstimatedExposure(mRem**)/hrIf Held in HandFor One Hour
1000 gm 61,397,010 1.66E-03 2,696,326.00 886.46
100 gm 6,139,701 1.66E-04 269,632.60 88.65
10 gm 613,970 1.66E-05 26,963.26 8.86
1 gm 61,397 1.66E-06 2,696.33 0.89
0.1 gm 6,140 1.66E-07 269.63 0.09
0.01 gm 614 1.66E-08 26.96 0.01
0.001 gm 61 1.66E-09 2.70 0.00

Weight of pure Uvanite in grams (gm).*
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

Uvanite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

47.04.05.01 (47)Vanadium Oxysalts

(47.04)(Hydrated Containing V++++ and V+++++)

(47.04.05)Dana Group

47.04.05.01 Uvanite U2V6O21•15(H2O) Unk Ortho

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

04.HB.35 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.H - V[5,6] Vanadates

04.HB -Uranyl Sorovanadates

04.HB.35 Uvanite U2V6O21•15(H2O) Unk Ortho

Other Uvanite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Uvanite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - Uranium Minerals

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Uvanite

U++++++2V+++++6O21•15(H2O)
Dana No: 47.04.05.01 Strunz No: 04.HB.35
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