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Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué, Gabon
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Formula:
Pb(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
System:OrthorhombicHardness:3
Name:For French mineralogist, Hubert Curien (b. 1924)


Curienite-Francevillite Series.

Classification of Curienite

IMA status:Approved 1967
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/E.11-110
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.HB.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
H : V[5,6] Vanadates
B : Uranyl Sorovanodates
Dana 8th edition ID:40.2a.27.2

40 : HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
2a : AB2(XO4)2·xH2O, containing (UO2)2+
Hey's CIM Ref.:21.4.13

21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
4 : Vanadates of U, Mn, Fe or Ni
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Type Occurrence of Curienite

Type Locality:Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué, Gabon
Year of Discovery:1968

Physical Properties of Curienite

Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Curienite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 10.4Å, b = 8.45Å, c = 16.34Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.231 : 1 : 1.934
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,435.96 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Curienite

Formula:
Pb(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, O, Pb, U, V
All elements listed in formula:H, O, Pb, U, V

Relationship of Curienite to other Species

Series:Forms a series with Francevillite (see here)
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
4.HB.05Carnotite
K
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
4.HB.05Margaritasite
(Cs,K,H
 
3
O)
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
4.HB.10Sengierite
Cu
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
4.HB.15Francevillite
(Ba,Pb)(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
4.HB.15Fritzscheite
Mn(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
,VO
 
4
)
 
2
·10H
 
2
O (?)
4.HB.20Metavanuralite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 8H
 
2
O
4.HB.20Vanuralite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 11H
 
2
O
4.HB.25Metatyuyamunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3-5H
 
2
O
4.HB.25Tyuyamunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5-8H
 
2
O
4.HB.30Strelkinite
Na
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
4.HB.35Uvanite
U
 
2
V
 
6
O
 
21
·15H
 
2
O
4.HB.40Rauvite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
V
 
10
O
 
28
·16H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
21.4.1Uvanite
U
 
2
V
 
6
O
 
21
·15H
 
2
O
21.4.2Vanuranylite
(H
 
3
O)
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
21.4.3Strelkinite
Na
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
21.4.4Carnotite
K
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
21.4.5Margaritasite
(Cs,K,H
 
3
O)
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
21.4.6Sengierite
Cu
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
21.4.7Metatyuyamunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3-5H
 
2
O
21.4.8Tyuyamunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5-8H
 
2
O
21.4.9Rauvite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
V
 
10
O
 
28
·16H
 
2
O
21.4.10Francevillite
(Ba,Pb)(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
21.4.11Metavanuralite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 8H
 
2
O
21.4.12Vanuralite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 11H
 
2
O
21.4.14Fritzscheite
Mn(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
,VO
 
4
)
 
2
·10H
 
2
O (?)
21.4.15Palenzonaite
(Ca,Na)
 
3
CaMn
2+
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
3
21.4.16Santafeite
(Ca,Sr,Na)
 
12
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
3+
 
,Al,Mg)
 
8
Mn
4+
8
(VO
 
4
)
 
16
(OH,O)
 
20
 · 8H
 
2
O
21.4.17Pyrobelonite
PbMn
2+
 
[OH|VO
 
4
]
21.4.18Brackebuschite
Pb
 
2
(Mn
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
21.4.19Čechite
Pb(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)[OH|VO
 
4
]
21.4.20Heyite
Pb
 
5
Fe
2+
2
[O
 
2
|VO
 
4
]
 
2
21.4.21Mounanaite
PbFe
3+
2
[VO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2(OH,F)
21.4.22Schubnelite
Fe
 
2-x
V
 
2
O
 
4
(OH)
 
4
21.4.23Fervanite
Fe
 
4
(VO
 
4
)
 
4
·5H
 
2
O
21.4.24Kazakhstanite
Fe
 
5
V
 
3
V
 
12
O
 
39
(OH)
 
9
·9H
 
2
O
21.4.25Bokite
(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
1.3
[(V
5+
 
,V
4+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)
 
4
O
 
10
]
 
2
 · 7.5H
 
2
O
21.4.26Rusakovite
(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
5
[(OH)
 
9
|(VO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 3H
 
2
O
21.4.27Kolovratite
(Zn,Ni,Cu)
 
2-5
Al
 
4-6
(Si,V
4+
 
,V
5+
 
)
 
4
(O,OH)
 
20
·7.5H
 
2
O

Other Names for Curienite

Synonyms:
IMA1967-049
German names:
Curienit
Russian names:
Кюрьенит
Spanish names:
Curienita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Curienite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1969): 54: 1220.

Borène, J. and Cesbron, F. (1971) Structure cristalline de la curiénite Pb(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 94: 8-14.

Deliens M., Piret P. & Comblain G.(1981), Les Minéraux secondaires d'uranium du Zaïre.

Burns, P.C. (2005) U 6+ minerals and inorganic compounds: insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures. Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1839-1894.

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    Localities for Curienite

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    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge)
    		Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)
          • Ostrov
    		Lapis 2002(7/8), 63-65
    Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
     
    • Katanga (Shaba)
      • Katanga Copper Crescent
        • Central area
          • Shinkolobwe
    France
     
    • Auvergne
      • Allier
        • Ebreuil
          • Echassières
    		Le Règne Minéral, (33), 5-25.
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Savoie
        • Vanoise
    		Le Règne Minéral, Hors Série IV, 1998
    Gabon
     
    • Haut-Ogooué
      • Franceville
    Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist.(1968) 91, 453-459
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • St Ulrich
    		Lapis 21(12), 43 (1996)
    Iraq
     
    • Akashat
    		No reference listed
    Italy
     
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Trento Province
        • Condino
    		Campostrini, I., Demartin, F., & Gramaccioli, C. M. (2006). Rio Giulis. Minerali secondari del giacimento uranifero presso Condino, Trento. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30(3), 152-165.
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