UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
Bi-Ca-Al-P-O
Colour:
Gray
Chemistry very similar to that of waylandite (known from the same site - Wampewo Hill, Uganda). Main description concerns material from Mbale pegmatite, Uganda, where the phase occurs as acicular incrustation between quartz and bismite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
47259
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47259:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
a32e50ce-af21-4410-87b0-df5fb1f764ee
Physical Properties of UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP
Colour:
Gray
Chemical Properties of UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 6.18 Å | (s) |
| 4.436 Å | (vs) |
| 4.073 Å | (s) |
| 3.241 Å | (vs) |
| 3.173 Å | (vs) |
| 3.118 Å | (vs) |
| 3.015 Å | (vs) |
| 2.948 Å | (s) |
| 2.568 Å | (s) |
Comments:
different from waylandite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP
Reference List:
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von Knorring, O. (1972): The occurrence of bismuth minerals in some African pegmatites. Annu. Rep. Res. Inst. African Geol., Univ. Leeds: 16: 53-55; in: Fleischer, M. (1974): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 59: 1139-1141
Smith, D.G.W., Nickel, E.H. (2007): A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the SubCommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. Canadian Mineralogist: 45: 983-1055; http://nrmima.nrm.se/Valid2009_03.pdf (2016)
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Localities for UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP
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Uganda | |
| von Knorring, O. (1972): The occurrence of bismuth minerals in some African pegmatites. Annu. Rep. Res. Inst. African Geol., Univ. Leeds: 16: 53-55; in: Fleischer, M. (1974): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 59: 1139-1141 |
| von Knorring, O. (1972): The occurrence of bismuth minerals in some African pegmatites. Annu. Rep. Res. Inst. African Geol., Univ. Leeds: 16: 53-55; in: Fleischer, M. (1974): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 59: 1139-1141 |
