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Uralolite

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Spodumene prospect (Brandrücken exploration adit), Brandrücken, Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area, Koralpe Mts, Carinthia, Austria

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Formula:
Ca
 
2
Be
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
 · 5H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless, white, brown
Lustre:Vitreous, SilkyHardness:2½
Name:Named after its discovery locality in the Ural Mountains, Russia
This page provides mineralogical data about Uralolite.

Classification of Uralolite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/D.01-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.DA.15

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
A : With small (and occasionally larger) cations
Dana 8th edition ID:42.7.6.1

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
7 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:19.3.7

19 : Phosphates
3 : Phosphates of Be and Mg
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Type Occurrence of Uralolite

Type Locality:Boevskoye (Boevka; Severnoye Be Deposit), Kamensk-Ural'skii, Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1964

Physical Properties of Uralolite

Lustre:Vitreous, Silky
Colour:Colourless, white, brown
Hardness (Mohs):2½

Crystallography of Uralolite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 8.43Å, b = 39.5Å, c = 7.12Å
β = 94.97°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.213 : 1 : 0.18
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,361.94 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Uralolite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.510 nβ = 1.525 nγ = 1.536
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.026

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low
Dispersion:none

Chemical Properties of Uralolite

Formula:
Ca
 
2
Be
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
 · 5H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Be, Ca, H, O, P
All elements listed in formula:Be, Ca, H, O, P

Relationship of Uralolite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.DA.05Bearsite
Be
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.05Moraesite
Be
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Roscherite
Ca(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Zanazziite
Ca
 
2
(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Al)
 
4
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Greifensteinite
Ca
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
, Mn)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Atencioite
Ca
 
2
Fe
2+
 
Mg
 
2
Fe
2+
2
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Ruifrancoite
Ca
 
2
[ ]
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
4
Be
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
6
(OH)
 
4
(OH,H
 
2
O)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Guimarãesite
Ca
 
2
(Zn,Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Footemineite
Ca
 
2
Mn
2+
 
Mn
2+
2
Mn
2+
2
Be
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
6
(OH)
 
4
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.20Weinebeneite
CaBe
 
3
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.25Tiptopite
K
 
2
(Na,Ca)
 
2
Li
 
3
Be
 
6
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.30Veszelyite
(Cu,Zn)
 
2
Zn(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
8.DA.35Kipushite
(Cu,Zn)
 
5
Zn[(OH)
 
3
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.35Philipsburgite
(Cu,Zn)
 
6
[(OH)
 
3
|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.40Spencerite
Zn
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
8.DA.45Glucine
CaBe
 
4
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 0.5H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
19.3.1Moraesite
Be
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
19.3.2Beryllonite
NaBe[PO
 
4
]
19.3.3Hurlbutite
CaBe
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
19.3.4Hydroxylherderite
CaBe[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
19.3.5Glucine
CaBe
 
4
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 0.5H
 
2
O
19.3.6Fransoletite
Ca
 
3
Be
 
2
[HPO
 
4
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
19.3.9Pahasapaite
Li
 
8
(Ca,Li,K)
 
10.5
Be
 
24
(PO
 
4
)
 
24
·38H
 
2
O
19.3.10Tiptopite
K
 
2
(Na,Ca)
 
2
Li
 
3
Be
 
6
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
19.3.11Gainesite
Na(Na,K)(Be,Li)Zr
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
4
 · 1.5-2H
 
2
O
19.3.12Roscherite
Ca(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
19.3.13Faheyite
(Mn,Mg,Na)Be
 
2
Fe
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
19.3.14Farringtonite
Mg
 
3
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
19.3.15Holtedahlite
Mg
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
19.3.16Althausite
Mg
 
2
[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
19.3.17Newberyite
MgHPO
 
4
·3H
 
2
O
19.3.18Phosphorrösslerite
MgHPO
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
19.3.19Bobierrite
Mg
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·8H
 
2
O
19.3.20Barićite
(Mg,Fe)
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·8H
 
2
O
19.3.21Panethite
(Na,Ca)
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
19.3.22Dittmarite
NH
 
4
MgPO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
19.3.23Struvite
NH
 
4
MgPO
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
19.3.24Hannayite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Mg
 
3
H
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·8H
 
2
O

Other Names for Uralolite

Other Languages:
German:Uralolit
Russian:Уралолит
Spanish:Uralolita

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 Uralolite

Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1964): 93(2): 156.

American Mineralogist (1964): 49: 1776.

Mineralogical Record: 9: 99-100.

European Journal of Mineralogy (1994): 6: 887-896.

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    Localities for Uralolite

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    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Koralpe Mts
        • Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area
          • Brandrücken
    		F. Walter (1992) Eur. Journ. Mineral. 4, 1275-1283; G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast'
          • Kamensk-Ural'skii
    		N.A. Grigoriev, Zap. Vses. Mineral. Ob. , 1964, 93 (2), 156.
    USA
     
    • Maine
      • Cumberland Co.
        • Baldwin
    		No reference listed
      • Oxford Co.
        • Newry
    		Dunn, P.J. & Gaines, R.V. (1978): Uralolite from the Dunton Gem Mine, Newry, Maine: A second occurrence. Mineralogical Record 9(2), 99-100
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
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