Galuskin, E. V., Armbruster, T., Galuskina, I. O., Lazic, B., Winiarski, A., Gazeev, V. M., Dzierżanowski, P., Zadov, A. E., Pertsev, N. N., Wrzalik, R., Gurbanov, A. G., Janeczek, J. (2011) Vorlanite (CaU⁶⁺)O₄—A new mineral from the Upper Chegem caldera, Kabardino-Balkaria, Northern Caucasus, Russia. American Mineralogist, 96 (1) 188-196 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3610

Classification of VorlaniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

4.DL.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
L : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; fluorite-type structures

Dana 8th ed.:

5.3.4.

5 : OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM
3 : AXO₄·xH₂O

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Vrl	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Chemistry of VorlaniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca(U⁶⁺)O₄

Elements listed:

Ca, O, U - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of VorlaniteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fm3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.3813(2) Å

Unit Cell V:

155.83 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020106	Vorlanite	Galuskin E V, Kusz J, Armbruster T, Galuskina I O, Marzec K, Vapnik Y, Murashko M (2013) Vorlanite, (CaU6+)O4, from Jabel Harmun, Palestinian Autonomy, Israel American Mineralogist 98 1938-1942		2013	Jabel Harmun, Palestinian Autonomy, Israel	0	293

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 Vorlanite, (CaU6+)O4, from Jabel Harmun, Palestinian Autonomy, Israel
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O   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   1.00000   0.06140

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.107 Å	(100)
2.691 Å	(30)
1.902 Å	(63)
1.623 Å	(54)
1.235 Å	(24)
1.203 Å	(16)
1.098 Å	(22)
0.910 Å	(18)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)	<0.36

Type Occurrence of VorlaniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Xenolith no. 7, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera), Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

A. E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow, Russia (catalog no. 3838/1).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Calcareous skarn xenolith in ignimbrite.

Reference:

Galuskin, E.V., Armbruster, T., Galuskina, I.O., Lazic, B., Winiarski, A., Gazeev, V.M., Dzierzanowski, P., Zadov, A.E., Pertzev, N.N., Wrzalik, R., Gurbanov, A.G., Janeczek, J. (2011) Vorlanite (Ca(U6+)O4 - A new mineral from the Upper Chegem caldera, Kabardino-Balkaria, Northern Caucasus, Russia. American Mineralogist: 96: 188-196.

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Synonyms of VorlaniteHide

IMA2009-032

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.DL.05	Cerianite-(Ce)	(Ce⁴⁺,Th)O₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.DL.05	Thorianite	ThO₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.DL.05	Uraninite	UO₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.DL.05	Zirkelite	(Ti,Ca,Zr)O_2-x	Iso.
4.DL.05	Aeschynite Group	AD₂O₆
4.DL.10	Calzirtite	Ca₂Zr₅Ti₂O₁₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/acd
4.DL.10	Tazheranite	(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.DL.10	Hiärneite	Ca₂Zr₄Mn³⁺SbTiO₁₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/acd

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Health Risks:

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References for VorlaniteHide

Reference List:

Galuskin, E. V., Galuskina, I. O., Dubrovinsky, L. S., Janeczek, J. (2012) Thermally induced transformation of vorlanite to "protovorlanite": Restoration of cation ordering in self-irradiated CaUO4. American Mineralogist, 97 (5) 1002-1004 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4092

Galuskin, E. V., Kusz, J., Armbruster, T., Galuskina, I. O., Marzec, K., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. (2013) Vorlanite, (CaU⁶⁺)O₄, from Jabel Harmun, Palestinian Autonomy, Israel. American Mineralogist, 98 (11) 1938-1942 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4548

Othmane, G., Allard, T., Menguy, N., Morin, G., Esteve, I., Fayek, M., Calas, G. (2013) Evidence for nanocrystals of vorlanite, a rare uranate mineral, in the Nopal I low-temperature uranium deposit (Sierra Pena Blanca, Mexico) American Mineralogist, 98 (2) 518-521 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4295

(2023) Vorlanite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for VorlaniteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz Mayen Seekante ⓘ Xenolith CS-020	Skrzyńska et al. (2023)
Vordereifel Ettringen ⓘ Caspar quarry	EMPA data V. V. SHARYGIN (Novosibirsk, Ru)

Israel
Southern District (HaDarom District) Tamar Regional Council Hatrurim Basin ⓘ Gurim anticline	Krzątała et al. (2020)
ⓘ Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa)	Krzątała et al. (2018)

Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau Daba-Siwaqa complex Hashem region Lisdan-Siwaga Fault Siwaga ⓘ Tulul al Hammam	Khoury et al. (2016)
ⓘ Unnamed marble quarries	Sokol +9 other references

Mexico
Chihuahua Aldama Municipality Peña Blanca District Sierra Peña Blanca ⓘ Nopal No. 1 Mine	Othmane et al. (2013)

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	Vapnik et al. (2014)

Palestine
West Bank Quds Governorate ⓘ Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum)	www.minsocam.org (2014)

Russia
Kabardino-Balkaria Baksan Valley Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera) ⓘ Lakargi Mountain	Galuskin et al. (2011)
ⓘ Xenolith no. 7 (TL)	Galuskin et al. (2011) +1 other reference

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