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Metanatroautunite

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Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia
© Stuart Mills 2003

Formula:
NaUO
 
2
PO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
Colour:Lemon-yellowHardness:2 - 2½
Name:Proposed as the fully hydrated analogue to meta-autunite.


Autunite Group.

Classification of Metanatroautunite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Explanation of status:Renamed in 2008 with approval by CNMNC.
Dana 8th edition ID:40.2a.5.1

40 : HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
2a : AB2(XO4)2·xH2O, containing (UO2)2+
Hey's CIM Ref.:19.11.6

19 : Phosphates
11 : Phosphates of U
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Type Occurrence of Metanatroautunite

Type Locality:Kuruk U Deposit, Khodzhent (Leninabad), Viloyati Sogd (Viloyati Sughd; Viloyati Khodzhent; Viloyati Leninabad), Tajikistan

Physical Properties of Metanatroautunite

Lustre:Vitreous, Pearly
Colour:Lemon-yellow
Hardness (Mohs):2 - 2½

Optical Data of Metanatroautunite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.578 nε = 1.559
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.019

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low

Chemical Properties of Metanatroautunite

Formula:
NaUO
 
2
PO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, Na, O, P, U
All elements listed in formula:H, Na, O, P, U

Relationship of Metanatroautunite to other Species

Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
19.11.1Lermontovite
UPO
 
4
·OH·H
 
2
O
19.11.2Metavanmeersscheite
U
4+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
19.11.3Vanmeersscheite
U
4+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
19.11.4Chernikovite
(H
 
3
O)
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
19.11.5Vyacheslavite
UPO
 
4
(OH)·nH
 
2
O
19.11.7Yingjiangite
(K,Ca)(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[OH|(H
 
2
O,OH)|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 3H
 
2
O
19.11.8Meta-ankoleite
K
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
19.11.9Uramphite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
19.11.10Torbernite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·12H
 
2
O
19.11.11Metatorbernite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
19.11.12Saléeite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·10H
 
2
O
19.11.13Ningyoite
CaU(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·1-2H
 
2
O
19.11.14Meta-autunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
· 6-8H
 
2
O
19.11.15Autunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·11H
 
2
O
19.11.16Pseudo-autunite
(H
 
3
O)
 
4
Ca
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
4
 · 5H
 
2
O (?)
19.11.17Phurcalite
Ca
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[O|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 7H
 
2
O
19.11.18Phosphuranylite
(H
 
3
O)
 
3
KCa(UO
 
2
)
 
7
[O|PO
 
4
]
 
4
 · 8H
 
2
O
19.11.19Ulrichite
CaCu(UO
 
2
)[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
19.11.20Bergenite
Ca
 
2
Ba
 
4
[(UO
 
2
)
 
3
O
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
3
·16H
 
2
O
19.11.21Metauranocircite
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 7H
 
2
O
19.11.22Uranocircite
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
19.11.23Ranunculite
HAlUO
 
2
PO
 
4
(OH)
 
3
·4H
 
2
O
19.11.24Triangulite
Al
 
3
(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
5
·5H
 
2
O
19.11.25Mundite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[(OH)
 
3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 5.5H
 
2
O
19.11.26Upalite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
O(OH)·7H
 
2
O
19.11.27Furongite
Al
 
13
(UO
 
2
)
 
7
(PO
 
4
)
 
13
(OH)
 
14
 · 58H
 
2
O
19.11.28Threadgoldite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 8H
 
2
O
19.11.29Phuralumite
Al
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 13H
 
2
O
19.11.30Moreauite
Al
 
3
UO
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
2
·13H
 
2
O
19.11.31Sabugalite
HAl(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·16H
 
2
O
19.11.32Uranospathite
HAl(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·40H
 
2
O
19.11.33Althupite
AlTh(UO
 
2
)
 
7
[O
 
2
|(OH)
 
5
|(PO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 15H
 
2
O
19.11.34Françoisite-(Nd)
(Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[O|OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 6H
 
2
O
19.11.35Kivuite
H
 
2
Th(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[O|OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 6H
 
2
O (?)
19.11.36Parsonsite
Pb
 
2
(UO
 
2
)[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
19.11.37Dewindtite
Pb(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
19.11.38Dumontite
Pb
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
19.11.39Przhevalskite
Pb
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
19.11.40Lehnerite
Mn
2+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
19.11.41Bassetite
Fe
2+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
19.11.42Vochtenite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Fe
3+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
4
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 12-13H
 
2
O

Other Names for Metanatroautunite

Synonyms:
Sodium Autunite
German names:
Natriumautunit
Russian names:
Натроотенит

Other Information

Health Warning:Contains uranium - always wash hands after handling. Avoid inhaling dust when handling or breaking. Never lick or ingest. Avoid prolonged exposure in proximity of the body. Store away from inhabited areas.

References for Metanatroautunite

Reference List:Butt, C.R.M. and Graham, J., 1981: Sodian potassian hydroxonian meta-autunite: first natural occurrence of an intermediate member of a predicted solid solution series. American Mineralogist, 66, 1068–72.

Chernikov, A.A., Krutetskaya, O.V. and Organova, N.I., 1957: Natroautunite. Soviet Journal of Atomic Energy, 3, 901–5.

Chernikov, A.A. 1981: Behaviour of Uranium in the Hypergene Zone. Nedra, Moscow, Russia, 24p (In Russ.).

Chernikov, A.A. and Organova, N.I., 1994: Natroautunite and metanatroautunite. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 341A, 109–113.

Mills, S. J. (2004) Metanatroautunite (‘sodium autunite’) from the Lake Boga Granite, Victoria, Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 10 (1), 29–31.

Mineralogical Record 39 (2008), 131

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    Australia
     
    • Victoria
      • Lake Boga
    		S.J. Mills (2004)- Metanatroautunite ('sodium autunite') from the Lake Boga Granite, Victoria - Austalian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 10, n°1
    Tajikistan
     
    • Viloyati Sogd (Viloyati Sughd; Viloyati Khodzhent; Viloyati Leninabad)
      • Khodzhent (Leninabad)
    USA
     
    • South Dakota
      • Harding Co.
        • Cave Hills
    		SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"
        • North Cave Hills
    		SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"
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        • Slim Buttes
    		SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"
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