Uranopilite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Uranopilite

Novotníky, Prádlo, Plzeň-South District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Uranopilite, etc.

Happy Jack Mine, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA

Uranopilite

Plavno mine, Hanušov, Ostrov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

Uranopilite

Novotníky, Prádlo, Plzeň-South District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Uranopilite, etc.

Happy Jack Mine, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA

Uranopilite

Plavno mine, Hanušov, Ostrov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

Uranopilite

Novotníky, Prádlo, Plzeň-South District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Uranopilite, etc.

Happy Jack Mine, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA

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Formula:

(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆ · 14H₂O

Water content appears to be variable (12-14H2O).

Colour:

Bright yellow, straw-yellow; colourless to light yellow in transmitted light.

Lustre:

Silky, Earthy

Specific Gravity:

3.7 - 4.0

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Name:

The name reflects its composition and habit, containing URANium plus Greek πίλος = "PILos" "felt", alluding to its felt-like appearance.

Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
ⓘ Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

May dehydrate to Meta-uranopilite.

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Mindat ID:

4108

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4108:5

GUID
(UUID V4):

de94cab5-1dfc-48f8-896c-ab7576483a1e

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Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.621 - 1.623 n_β = 1.623 - 1.625 n_γ = 1.632 - 1.634

2V:

Measured: 50° , Calculated: 52°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.011

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Dispersion:

r > v to r < v strong

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

X = colorless; Y = Z = yellow.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005730	Uranopilite	Burns P C (2001) A new uranyl sulfate chain in the structure of uranopilite The Canadian Mineralogist 39 1139-1146		2001		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Uranopilite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Burns P C' _journal_name_full 'The Canadian Mineralogist' _journal_volume 39 _journal_year 2001 _journal_page_first 1139 _journal_page_last 1146 _publ_section_title ; A new uranyl sulfate chain in the structure of uranopilite ; _database_code_amcsd 0005730 _chemical_formula_sum 'U6 S O38 H34' _cell_length_a 8.896 _cell_length_b 14.029 _cell_length_c 14.339 _cell_angle_alpha 96.610 _cell_angle_beta 98.472 _cell_angle_gamma 99.802 _cell_volume 1726.032 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 4.045 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P -1' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '-x,-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv U(1) 0.40480 0.29632 0.17773 0.02080 U(2) 0.07490 0.08489 0.23090 0.02120 U(3) 0.47290 0.02304 0.31677 0.02080 U(4) 0.41210 0.56611 0.17472 0.02160 U(5) 0.05120 0.40617 0.22362 0.02120 U(6) 0.09930 -0.15307 0.32936 0.02240 S(1) 0.75230 0.20460 0.24280 0.02400 O(1) 0.45000 0.33100 0.31000 0.02400 O(2) 0.36500 0.26300 0.05300 0.02400 O(3) 0.11900 0.15000 0.35300 0.03500 O(4) 0.02900 0.02500 0.10900 0.02700 O(5) 0.45600 0.08400 0.43300 0.05100 O(6) 0.50900 -0.03700 0.20700 0.03500 O(7) 0.47400 0.57800 0.30100 0.03100 O(8) 0.35700 0.56100 0.04800 0.02700 O(9) -0.05900 0.38600 0.11200 0.03400 O(10) 0.15000 0.43200 0.34600 0.03200 O(11) 0.11500 -0.10500 0.45000 0.03600 O(12) 0.06800 -0.21800 0.21200 0.05200 O(13) 0.66200 0.17100 0.31800 0.02200 O(14) 0.64100 0.23400 0.16800 0.02200 O(15) 0.27300 0.42100 0.16900 0.02400 O(16) 0.21900 -0.02300 0.28500 0.03100 O(17) 0.87500 0.29400 0.28600 0.04200 O(18) 0.82000 0.12600 0.20300 0.03100 O-H(19) 0.12100 0.24200 0.18100 0.02900 O-H(20) 0.57700 0.44600 0.15400 0.02100 O-H(21) -0.08500 -0.05200 0.27500 0.02500 O-H(22) 0.34900 0.13100 0.20800 0.02500 O-H(23) 0.37800 -0.13800 0.35400 0.02400 O-H(24) 0.15400 0.57100 0.20900 0.02400 Wat(25) 0.67500 0.65800 0.16200 0.03400 Wat(26) 0.41500 0.73800 0.19900 0.02700 Wat(27) -0.15300 -0.25300 0.34200 0.03700 Wat(28) 0.71600 -0.01900 0.39000 0.02700 Wat(29) -0.14700 0.49700 0.27300 0.03200 Wat(30) 0.15300 -0.31300 0.38000 0.05100 Wat(31) -0.30000 -0.15300 0.12700 0.03600 Wat(32) 0.34000 0.01200 0.02400 0.06700 Wat(33) -0.00100 -0.19400 0.01400 0.05500 Wat(34) 0.88900 0.59800 0.06400 0.06800 Wat(35) 0.31000 0.80200 0.02900 0.05200 Wat(36) 0.38600 -0.32400 0.50700 0.12000 Wat(37) -0.29300 -0.28400 0.48800 0.11000 Wat(38) 0.09800 0.44300 0.54300 0.11000 loop_ _atom_site_aniso_label _atom_site_aniso_U_11 _atom_site_aniso_U_22 _atom_site_aniso_U_33 _atom_site_aniso_U_12 _atom_site_aniso_U_13 _atom_site_aniso_U_23 U(1) 0.01470 0.02160 0.02920 0.00780 0.00600 0.00670 U(2) 0.01490 0.02310 0.02760 0.00650 0.00390 0.00690 U(3) 0.01430 0.02270 0.02710 0.00550 0.00530 0.00570 U(4) 0.01630 0.02010 0.02940 0.00470 0.00470 0.00500 U(5) 0.01420 0.02280 0.02800 0.00520 0.00530 0.00490 U(6) 0.01800 0.02250 0.02720 0.00330 0.00430 0.00630 S(1) 0.01100 0.03000 0.03400 0.00600 0.00100 0.01100

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Reference List:

Year ⬇Author Title Publisher

Dauber (1854) Annalen der Physik, Halle, Leipzig: 92: 237 (as Basisches Uransulphat).

Weisbach, A. (1882) Mineralogische Notizen II. 17. Uranocher, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Bd. 2, 258-259.

Weisbach A. (1882) Mineralogische Notizen II. 17. Uranocher, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Bd. 2, 258-259.

Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 150.

Mellon in: Buttgenbach (1935) Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge: 6: 449.

Nováček R (1935) Study on some secondary uranium minerals (in English). Vestniku Královské Ceské Spolecnosti Nauk 7, 1-36

Nováček (1942) Vĕst. Král. ČeskéSpol. Nauk, no. 17.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.581-582

Frondel, C. (1952) Studies of uranium minerals (X): Uranopilite. American Mineralogist 37: 950-959.

Bulletin of the National Museum, Prague (1984) 153: 172-182.

Čejka, J., Sejkora, J., Mrázek, Z., Urbanec, Z., Jarchovský, T. (1996) Jáchymovite, (UO2)8(SO4)(OH)14·13H2O, a new uranyl mineral from Jáchymov, the Krusné hory Mts., Czech Republic, and its comparison with uranopilite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 170: 155-170.

Burns, P.C. (2001) A new uranyl sulfate chain in the structure of uranopilite. Canadian Mineralogist: 39: 1139-1146.

Jambor, J.L. and Roberts, A.C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87, 765-768.

Burns, P. C. (2005) U6+ Minerals and Inorganic Compounds: Insights Into an Expanded Structural Hierarchy of Crystal Structures. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43 (6) 1839-1894 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.43.6.1839

Frost, R.L., Weier, M.L., Ayoko, G.A., Martens, W., and Čejka, J. (2006) An XRD, SEM and TG study of a uranopilite from Australia. Mineralogical Magazine: 70: 299-307.

Frost, R.L., Čejka, J., Weier, M.L., Martens, W.N., Ayoko, G.A. (2007) Raman spectroscopy of uranopilite of different origins - implications for molecular structure. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 38, 398-409.

Krivovichev, Sergey V.; Meisser, Nicolas; Brugger, Joel; Chernyshov, Dmitry V.; Gurzhiy, Vladislav V. (2018) Synchrotron Diffraction Study of the Crystal Structure of Ca(UO2)6(SO4)2O2(OH)6·12H2O, a Natural Phase Related to Uranopilite. Minerals, 8(12): 569. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8120569

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - 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.

Argentina
Mendoza Province Malargüe Department Pampa Amarilla mining district ⓘ Huemul Mine	Brodtkorb, M.K. de, Mineralogia y consideraciones geneticas del yacimiento Huemul. Provincia de Mendoza. Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina 21 (3): 165-179. 1966
Australia
Northern Territory Coomalie Shire Batchelor Rum Jungle ⓘ Dyson's Mine	Geosciences, Museums Victoria
West Arnhem Region Kakadu Ranger Mine ⓘ Ranger No. 1 Deposit
South Alligator River ⓘ Palette Mine	Henry, D.A., Pogson, R.E. and Williams, P.A. (2005) Threadgoldite from the South Alligator Valley uranium field, Northern Territory, Australia: second world occurrence. , Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 7-11
Austria
Carinthia Sankt Veit an der Glan District Hüttenberg ⓘ Hüttenberger Erzberg	Niedermayr, G., Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwiss. Verein für Kärnten.
Canada
Ontario ⓘ Bancroft area	162-165. Grice, Joel D. (1989) Bancroft: the Mineral Capital of Canada. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages, 92-99
Saskatchewan Beaverlodge Lake area ⓘ Goldfields District	J. Traill (1952) Synthesis and x-ray study of uranium sulphate minerals . American Mineralogist 37:394-406.
China
Hunan Chenzhou Suxian District ⓘ Jinyinzhai Mine (Chenxian Mine; Sanerlin Mine; U deposit No. 320)	Jian-Wei Li, Mei-Fou Zhou, Xian-Fu Li, Zi-Jin Li, and Zhao-Ren Fu (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 213-225.
Inner Mongolia Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture) Alxa Left Banner (Alashan Zuoqi) Jilantai ⓘ Ganggangtu Mine	National Geological Archives of China database, record no. X00026452
Shaanxi Xi'an Lantian County ⓘ Lantian Mine	Zhang Jianguo, Chen Shaoqing, Rao Sun and Qi Jing (2004). In: IAEA Technical Document 1419.
Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region ⓘ Příbram District	Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Háje ⓘ Uranium Mine No. 16	Plášil, J. et al.: Supergenní mineralizace z haldy šachty č. 16 Příbram - Háje. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2008, vol. 16, 1, 43-55.
ⓘ Mine dump	(Pavel Škácha coll.)
Příbram Březové Hory Březové Hory deposit ⓘ Jánská vein	Plasil (2005)
Karlovy Vary Region Karlovy Vary District ⓘ Jáchymov (TL)	Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. American Mineralogist (1952) 37: 950. Burns, P.C. (2001) A new uranyl sulfate chain in the structure of uranopilite. Canadian Mineralogist: 39: 1139-1146. Jambor, J.L. and Roberts, A.C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist 87, 765-768. Bridget E. McCollam (2002) Zippeites: Chemical characterization and powder x-ray diffraction studies of synthetic and natural samples. MS Thesis, Notre Dame University.
ⓘ Elias Mine	Lapis 2002(7/8), 51 Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 599
ⓘ Nové Město	Tvrdý, J. & Plášil, J. (2010): Jáchymov - Reiche Erzlagerstätte und Radonbad im böhmischen Westerzgebirge. Aufschluss 61, 277-292.
Rovnost Mine (Werner Mine) ⓘ Červená vein	Plášil, J., Dušek, M., Novák, M., Čejka, J., Císařová, I., Škoda, R. (2011): Sejkoraite-(Y), a new member of the zippeite group containing trivalent cations from Jáchymov (St. Joachimsthal), Czech Republic: Description and crystal structure refinement. American Mineralogist, 96, 983-991.
ⓘ Schweitzer vein (Schweizer vein)	J. Plášil, J. Hauser, V. Petříček, N. Meisser, S. J. Mills, R. Škoda, K. Fejfarová, J. Čejka, J. Sejkora, J. Hloušek, J.-M. Johannet, V. Machovič, and L. Lapčák (2012): Crystal structure and formula revision of deliensite, Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7. Mineralogical Magazine 76, 2837-2860.
ⓘ Svornost Mine	Analyzed by and in the collection of Jakub Plasil.
ⓘ Jan Evangelista vein	Desor, J. (04/2022) SEM-EDS & SXRD (Pseudo Gandolfi)
Sokolov District Horní Slavkov ⓘ Horní Slavkov uranium ore district	70 (in German). Plášil, J., Tvrdý, J.: Uranopilit a jáchymovit z uranového ložiska Horní Slavkov. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2008, vol. 16, 1, 61-64. Sejkora, J. & Plasil, J. (2009): Mineralien aus dem Uranrevier Horni Slavkov. Lapis 34 (7-8), 63-67
Liberec Region ⓘ North Bohemian Uranium District	Scharm, B.: Př ehled minerálů nalezených v oblasti uranových koncentrací v severoč eské kř ídě . Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddě lení Národního muzea v Praze, 1995, roč . 3, s. 169-172.
Olomouc Region Jeseník District Javorník Zálesí ⓘ Zálesí uranium deposit	Jakub Plasil
Plzeň Region Plzeň-South District Prádlo ⓘ Novotníky	Jakub Kristek Collection
South Bohemian Region Písek District Kovářov Předbořice ⓘ Předbořice deposit	Sejkora, J.: Uranopilit z Předbořic. Bulletin České geologické společnosti, 1993, roč. 1, č. 1-2, s. 35-36.
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District Nové Město na Moravě ⓘ Slavkovice	Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)
Rožná ⓘ Rožná deposit	Mineralienwelt 1993(1), 13
ⓘ Rožná I Mine (R-1; KHB)	Petr Pauliš
DR Congo
Haut-Katanga Kambove Territory Shinkolobwe ⓘ Shinkolobwe Mine	304 [287-288]. Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (1951) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 582 Gauthier, Gilbert, François, Armand, Deliens, Michel, Piret, P. (1989) Famous Mineral Localities: The Uranium Deposits of the Shaba Region, Zaire. Mineralogical Record, 20(4), 265-288 Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
Egypt
Red Sea Governorate ⓘ El Atshan mine	El-Naby, H. H. A. (2009). Role of geochemical alteration on the formation of secondary Zr-and U-bearing minerals in El Atshan trachyte, central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 104(1), 37-51.
ⓘ Wadi Kariem	Hussein, H. A., & Bakhit, F. S. (1988). Uranium-Bearing Alkaline Volcanics of North Wadi Kariem and Surroundings, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mining Geology, 38(207), 39-48.
Europe
Ore Mountains ⓘ Zinnwald-Cínovec mining region	Lapis 17(2), 31-35 (1992)
France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Loire Roanne Saint-Priest-la-Prugne Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim ⓘ Le Limouzat Mine (incl. Le Limouzat Quarry; BN3; BN5; BN6)	J.-J. Périchaud: "Où trouver les minéraux d'Auvergne", Vol. 1, Editions l'Instant Durable (Clermont-Ferrand), 1985, p. 92 (1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
Puy-de-Dôme Thiers Lachaux ⓘ Bigay Mine	(1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Nièvre Château-Chinon Dommartin ⓘ Outeloup	OLLIC Pascal Collection (1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
Saône-et-Loire Charolles Grury ⓘ Bauzot Mine	OLLIC Pascal Collection (1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
ⓘ La Faye Mine	OLLIC Pascal Collection (1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
Brittany Morbihan Pontivy Berné ⓘ Le Bonot	R. Pierrot, L. Chauris, C. Laforêt and F. Pillard : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 9 : Morbihan", BRGM, 1980.
Guern ⓘ Quistiav (Quistiave)	(1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Corrèze Ussel Davignac ⓘ Le Boucheron	M.Deliens, C.Lheur, W.Peraud & D.Virlogeux (2004)- Les minéraux d'uranium du Boucheron, près de Davignac (Corrèze)- Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°84, pp 3-25.
Deux-Sèvres Bressuire Mauléon La Chapelle-Largeau ⓘ Bel Air Mine	Le Cahier des micromonteurs, 2002, N°75, pp 8-25
Haute-Vienne Limoges Saint-Sylvestre ⓘ La Vielle Crouzille	(1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
Occitanie Hérault Lodève Le Bosc ⓘ Mas Lavayre	(1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
ⓘ Riviéral	(1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat
Le Puech ⓘ Rabejac Est	Caubel, Alain (1997) Minéralogie du gisement d'uranium de Rabejac, Hèrault. Le Règne Minéral, 3 (13) Les Éditions du Piat. 5-18
Lodève ⓘ Mas d'Alary opencast mine	[Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 1998, 2, p.13-26]
Pays de la Loire Loire-Atlantique Nantes Gétigné ⓘ L'Ecarpière	(1998) La Radioactivité et les Minéraux Uranifères Français. Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série 4. Les Éditions du Piat J. Plášil, J. Hauser, V. Petříček, N. Meisser, S. J. Mills, R. Škoda, K. Fejfarová, J. Čejka, J. Sejkora, J. Hloušek, J.-M. Johannet, V. Machovič, and L. Lapčák (2012): Crystal structure and formula revision of deliensite, Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7. Mineralogical Magazine 76, 2837-2860.
Gabon
Haut-Ogooué Province Léboumbi-Leyou Department ⓘ Bangombé	Janusz Janeczek (1999) Mineralogy and geochemistry of natural fission reactors in Gabon. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, MSA, v. 38, p. 321-392 Jensen, K.A., Palenik, C.S., and Ewing, R.C. (2002) U 6+ phases in the weathering zone of the Bangombe U-deposit: observed and predicted mineralogy. Radiochim. Acta: 90: 761-769.
Mounana ⓘ Mounana Mine	Handbook of Mineralogy
Germany
Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Region Waldshut St Blasien Menzenschwand ⓘ Krunkelbach Valley Uranium deposit	Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
Karlsruhe Region Baden-Baden Müllenbach U deposit ⓘ Kirchheimer adit	Walenta, K. (1992) Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes und ihre Fundstellan. Christian Weise Verlag, München, 336 pages [in German].
Bavaria Upper Palatinate Schwandorf District Schwarzach bei Nabburg Wölsendorf ⓘ Marienschacht Mine (Kuppel Mine)	Bald, Gerhard, Fürth: "Wölsendorfer Flußspatrevier", Seite 38 - 48, in "AUFSCHLÜSSE ZUR ERDGESCHICHTE BAYERNS" VFMG-Sommertagung 2000 vom 15. bis 18. September 2000 in Amberg/Oberpfalz, 50 Jahre VFMG.
Stulln ⓘ Roland Mine (Glückauf Mine; incl. Heinrich Mine)	Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
ⓘ Wölsendorf fluorite mining district	Dill, H.G., Weber, B. (2010) Accessory minerals of fluorite and their implication regarding the environment of formation (Nabburg–Wölsendorf fluorite district, SE Germany), with special reference to fetid fluorite (“Stinkspat”). Ore Geology Reviews, 37 (2). 65-86 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.01.004
Rhineland-Palatinate Birkenfeld Birkenfeld Ellweiler ⓘ Bühlskopf U deposit	Aufschluss 69/(7+8) Lapis 79/(7+8)
Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ Mansfeld Basin	Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Saxony ⓘ Annaberg mining district	Lapis 17(12), 24-33
Erzgebirgskreis Annaberg-Buchholz Kleinrückerswalde ⓘ Uranus Mine	Möhn, G., Stolze, S. & Desor, J. (10/2020) SEM-EDS & SC-XRD confirmed
ⓘ Breitenbrunn	Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
ⓘ Johanngeorgenstadt (TL)	A. Weisbach (1882) Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Bd. 2, 258-259 Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
ⓘ Georg Wagsfort Mine	Weisbach, A. (1882): Mineralogische Notizen II. 17. Uranocher.- Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, vol. 2: 258-259.
Schneeberg Neustädtel Weißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3) ⓘ Walpurgis Flacher vein	Lapis 30(7/8):41-70 (2005)
Schwarzenberg ⓘ Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine	Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Altenberg ⓘ Tin mine	Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Thuringia Altenburger Land District Löbichau ⓘ Drosen mine	T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998(7/8), 26-64
Greiz District ⓘ Paitzdorf	T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998(7/8), 26-64
Hungary
Baranya County Pécs District ⓘ Bakonya	Szakáll & Jánosi: minerals of hungary, 1995
Kővágótöttös ⓘ Kővágószőlős Uranium Mine	Szakáll & Jánosi: minerals of hungary, 1995 Sánoor Szakáll, Mária Foldvári, Gábor Papp, Péter Kovács-pálffy, Árpád Kovács (1997) Secondary Sulphate Minerals From Hungary. Acta Mineralogica-petrographica, Szeged, Xxxviii, Supplementum, 7-63.
Italy
Lombardy Bergamo Province Valgoglio ⓘ Novazza mine	Daniele Ravagnani - I giacimenti uraniferi italiani - Gruppo Min. Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milani, 1974
Piedmont Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province Montescheno ⓘ I Mondei (Ca' Mondei) ?	Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) Trento Province (Trentino) Bocenago Monte Toff ⓘ Rendena Valley uranium prospects	Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Italiano Ed., Milano, pg. 188.
Borgo Chiese Condino ⓘ Rio Giulis uranium prospect	Campostrini, I., Demartin, F., & Gramaccioli, C. M. (2006). Rio Giulis. Minerali secondari del giacimento uranifero presso Condino, Trento. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30(3), 152-165.
Japan
Tottori Prefecture ⓘ Ningyo-toge mine	K. Watanabe (1976) Journal of the Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, 11, 53-113 (in japanese with english summary)
Tōhaku District Yurihama ⓘ Tohgoh mine (Togo mine)	Watanabe (1976) Journal of the Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, 11, 53-106.
Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Gmina Stronie Śląskie ⓘ Janowa Góra ?	Lis, J., Sylwestrzak, H. (1986) Minerały Dolnego Śląska [Minerals of the Lower Silesia]. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, Warszawa, 791 pages [in Polish].
Lwówek Śląski County Gmina Lubomierz ⓘ Radoniów	Mochnacka, K., Banaś, M. (2000): Occurrence and genetic relationships of uranium and thorium mineralization in the Karkonosze-Izera Block (The Sudety Mts, SW Poland). Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae: 70: 137-150
Romania
Suceava County ⓘ Crucea	Hîrtopanu P., Udubaşa G., Scott P., Hârtopanu I. (2004) Uranium sulphide mineralisation in the Bistriţa Mts., East Carpathians, Romania. Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits 81:108-111
Slovakia
Košice Region Spišská Nová Ves District Hnilec ⓘ Medvedí potok	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
Slovenia
Gorenja Vas–Poljane ⓘ Žirovski Vrh uranium mine	Dolenec, T., Lukacs, E. & Pecnik, M. (1979): Uranopilite, zippeite, and johannite - recently formed secondary uranium minerals of the Zirovski Vrh uranium ore deposit. Rudarsko-Metalurski Zbornik 26, 179-184. Dolenec, T. (1985): Secondary uranium minerals from the Zirovski Vrh uranium ore deposit. Rudarsko-Metalurski Zbornik 32, 195-206 (in Serbo-Croatian)
Spain
Andalusia Córdoba Cardeña ⓘ Trapero Mine	www.foro-minerales.com (n.d.) https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=141964#141964
Catalonia Lleida El Pallars Jussà La Vall Fosca La Torre de Cabdella Castell-estaó ⓘ Eureka mine	Castillo-Oliver, M. Melgarejo, J.C. Torró, L. Villanova-de-Benavent, C. Campeny, M. Díaz-Acha, Y. Amores-Casals, S. Xu, J. Proenza, J. Tauler, E. Sandstone-Hosted Uranium Deposits as a Possible Source for Critical Elements: The Eureka Mine Case, Castell-Estaó, Catalonia. Minerals 2020, 10, 34.
Extremadura Badajoz La Haba ⓘ El Pedregal Mine	www.foro-minerales.com (n.d.) https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=141369#141369
ⓘ Intermedia-María Lozano Mine	www.foro-minerales.com (n.d.) https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=141369#141369
Quintana de la Serena ⓘ El Lobo Mine	www.foro-minerales.com (n.d.) https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=141369#141369
Switzerland
Valais Saint-Maurice Salvan Les Marécottes La Creusaz ⓘ La Creusaz U prospect	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 420.
Tajikistan
Sughd Ghafurov District Adrasmon (Adrasman) ⓘ Adrasman Mine	Chernikov, A.A., Pekov, I.V., and Minina, E.L. [Черников, А.А., Пеков, И.В., и Минина, Е.Л.] (1997) The history of the study of uranium minerals by domestic researchers [К истории изучения минералов урана отечественными исследователями]. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva [Записки Всероссийского Mинералогического Oбщества], 126, 4, 111-128 (in Russian).
UK
England Cornwall ⓘ St Just	Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Botallack ⓘ Wheal Edward	Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.
ⓘ Wheal Owles	Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.
Pendeen ⓘ Geevor Mine	Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.
USA
Arizona Cochise County Bisbee ⓘ Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3)	Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., Williams, S.A. (2005) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005 (1st ed.)
Navajo County Boot Mesa ⓘ Big Chief Mine (Big Chief No. 3 & 4 claims)	Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., Williams, S.A. (2005) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005 (1st ed.)
Colorado Jefferson County Ralston Buttes Mining District ⓘ Buckman Property (Golden Gate Canyon Prospect No. 2)	USGS: Geological Survey Circular 320 Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
Mesa County Gateway Mining District Beaver Mesa ⓘ Packrat Mine	Kampf, A.R., Nash, B.P., Marty, J., Hughes, J.M. (2017) Mesaite, CaMn2+5(V2O7)3·12H2O, a new vanadate mineral from the Packrat mine, near Gateway, Mesa County, Colorado, USA. Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 319–327.
ⓘ Hubbard Homestead Mine	In the collection of Alex Earl
ⓘ Uravan Mining District	Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
Montrose County ⓘ Uravan Mining District	Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
Saguache County Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District) ⓘ Thornburg Mine (Los Ochos claims; Los Ochos Mine; Thornburg No. 1 Mine; T-1 Mine)	Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
San Miguel County ⓘ Slick Rock Mining District	Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
ⓘ Burro Mine	Travis Olds collection Kampf, A. R., Plášil, J., Nash, B. P., & Marty, J. (2019). Ammoniomathesiusite, a new uranyl sulfate–vanadate mineral from the Burro mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 83(1), 115-121.
Nevada Lander County Reese River Mining District ⓘ Apex Mine (Rundberg Mine; Early Day Mine)	Bridget E. McCollam (2002) ZIPPEITES: CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES OF SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL SAMPLES MS Thesis, Notre Dame University Jensen, M. and J. Herrmann (2012) Uranium mineralization at the Apex Mine, Lander County, Nevada. Rocks and Minerals 87:270-276
New Jersey Morris County Mount Olive Mount Olive ⓘ Crane Mine	The Iron Mines of NJ (1910), Bayley:325-327.
New Mexico Cibola County ⓘ Laguna subdistrict	Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
ⓘ Woodrow Mine (Woodrow breccia pipe)	NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region American Mineralogist 47:26-33 Moench, Robert Hadley Kittel, Kelley Melancon (1966) Uranium Deposits of the Grants Region. New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook pp 173-183 Schlee, John Stevens (1967) Geology and uranium deposits of the Laguna district, New Mexico. USGS Prof. Paper 519
ⓘ Grants Mining District	Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
McKinley County Ambrosia Lake subdistrict ⓘ Doris No. 1 Mine	NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
Smith Lake subdistrict ⓘ Black Jack No. 1 Mine	NMBMMR Memoir 15 Geology and Technology of the Grants Uranium Region
Utah Emery County ⓘ San Rafael River Mining District	Young, R. G., Million, I., Hausen, D. M. (1960) Geology of the Green River Mining District, Emery and Grand Counties, Utah, AEC RME-98.
San Rafael Swell Mining District ⓘ Pick's Delta Mine	Gunnar Färber
Piute County Marysvale Mining District ⓘ Bullion Monarch Mine (Farmer John No. 3 Claim)	Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
Prospector Mine ⓘ Prospector No. 1	Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
San Juan County La Sal Creek Mining District ⓘ Blue Cap Mine	Canadian Mineralogist 46,687-692(2008) Kampf A R, Hughes J M, Marty J, Nash B (2012) Postite, Mg(H2O)6Al2(OH)2(H2O)8(V10O28)·13H2O, a new mineral species from the La Sal Mining District, Utah: Crystal structure and descriptive mineralogy. The Canadian Mineralogist 50, 45-53
ⓘ Gray Daun Mine	Collected by and in the collection of Alex Earl
ⓘ Vanadium Queen Mine	Kampf, A.R., Hughes, J.M., Marty, J., Nash, B. (2012) Postite, Mg(H2O)6Al2(OH)2(H2O)8(V10O28)∙13H2O, a new mineral species from the La Sal mining district, Utah: crystal structure and descriptive mineralogy. The Canadian Mineralogist: 50(1): 45-53.
White Canyon Mining District Fry Mesa ⓘ Widowmaker Mine	Jerry Baird specimen, qv https://www.mindat.org/photo-488704.html
ⓘ Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine)	Min Rec 2:210-211 USGS TEI #514 Page, L. R. Stocking, H. E. Page, L. R. Stocking, H. E. Smith, H. B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. USGS Professional Paper 300 pp263-279 Smith, H. B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. USGS Professional Paper 300 pp281-284
ⓘ Jomac Mine	Haynes, P.E. (2000) Mineralogy of the Jomac Mine San Juan County, Utah. Rocks and Minerals: 75: 240-248.
Wayne County ⓘ Capitol Wash	Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey