Classification of Calciouranoite |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 4/H.06-10
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 4.GB.20
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates) G : Uranyl Hydroxides B : With additional cations (K, Ca, Ba, Pb, etc.); with mainly UO2(O,OH)5 pentagonal polyhedra |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 5.4.2.1
5 : OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM 4 : AX2O7·xH2O |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 7.16.18
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides 16 : Oxides of U |
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Type Occurrence of Calciouranoite |
| Type Locality: | Oktyabr'skoye Mo-U Deposit, Strel'tsovskoye ore field, Krasnokamensk, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1974 |
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Physical Properties of Calciouranoite |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 4 |
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Optical Data of Calciouranoite |
| Type: | Biaxial (-) |
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| RI values: | nα = 1.760 nβ = 1.840 nγ = 1.870 |
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| Maximum Birefringence: | δ = 0.110
 Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration. |
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| Surface Relief: | Very High |
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| Dispersion: | r > v |
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Chemical Properties of Calciouranoite |
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| Essential elements: | Ca, H, O, U |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Ba, Ca, H, O, Pb, U |
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Relationship of Calciouranoite to other Species |
| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | |
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| Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping: | | 7.16.1 | Uraninite | | | 7.16.2 | Schoepite | | | 7.16.3 | Paraschoepite | | | 7.16.4 | Metaschoepite | | | 7.16.5 | Metastudtite | | | 7.16.6 | Studtite | | | 7.16.7 | Ianthinite | | | 7.16.8 | Compreignacite | | | 7.16.9 | Vandenbrandeite | | | 7.16.10 | Roubaultite | | | 7.16.11 | Becquerelite | | | 7.16.12 | Rameauite | | | 7.16.13 | Agrinierite | | | 7.16.14 | Protasite | | | 7.16.15 | Billietite | | | 7.16.16 | Bauranoite | | | 7.16.17 | Metacalciouranoite | | | 7.16.19 | Orthobrannerite | | | 7.16.20 | Thorutite | | | 7.16.21 | Davidite-(La) | | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 7.16.22 | Davidite-(Ce) | | (Ce,La)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 7.16.23 | Brannerite | | | 7.16.24 | Fourmarierite | | | 7.16.25 | Richetite | | | 7.16.26 | Curite | | | 7.16.27 | Masuyite | | | 7.16.28 | Vandendriesscheite | | | 7.16.29 | Metavandendriesscheite | | | 7.16.30 | Sayrite | | | 7.16.31 | Wölsendorfite | | | 7.16.32 | Clarkeite | | | 7.16.33 | Uranosphaerite | |
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Other Names for Calciouranoite |
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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. |
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References for Calciouranoite |
| Reference List: | American Mineralogist: 60: 161.
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