Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Uralolite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
05049520014977637105934.jpg
Uralolite

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
02103500017089637328962.jpg
Uralolite, etc.

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
08421010016147312761843.jpg
Uralolite

Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
08078660014958810193003.jpg
Uralolite

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
07287660015786956613667.jpg
Uralolite, etc.

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
09253380016147047271030.jpg
Uralolite

Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
05049520014977637105934.jpg
Uralolite

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
02103500017089637328962.jpg
Uralolite, etc.

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Hide all sections | Show all sections

About UraloliteHide

Formula:
Ca2Be4(PO4)3(OH)3 · 5H2O
Colour:
Colourless, white, brown
Lustre:
Vitreous, Silky
Hardness:
2½
Specific Gravity:
2.05 - 2.14
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named after its discovery locality in the Ural Mountains, Russia
This page provides mineralogical data about Uralolite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
4099
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4099:6
GUID
(UUID V4):
1916cf88-c9e3-46e1-a4f0-781095dd25c3

IMA Classification of UraloliteHide

IMA status:
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First published:
1964
Type description reference:
Grigor'ev, N.A. (1964) Uralolite - a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 93(2): 156-162.

Classification of UraloliteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):
8.DA.15

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

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

SymbolSourceReference
UrlIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of UraloliteHide

Lustre:
Vitreous, Silky
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Comment:
Silky in aggregates, vitreous on individual crystals
Colour:
Colourless, white, brown
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Poor/Indistinct
{010}, {100} indistinct
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
2.05 - 2.14 g/cm3 (Measured)    2.197 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of UraloliteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.510 - 1.512 nβ = 1.525 - 1.526 nγ = 1.533 - 1.536
2V:
Measured: 66° , Calculated: 70°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.023 - 0.024
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Low
Dispersion:
none

Chemistry of UraloliteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca2Be4(PO4)3(OH)3 · 5H2O
Elements listed:
Be, Ca, H, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of UraloliteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Cell Parameters:
a = 6.550(1) Å, b = 16.005(3) Å, c = 15.969(4) Å
β = 101.64(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.409 : 1 : 0.998
Unit Cell V:
1,639.65 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Acicular to lath-like prismatic with elongation parallel to [100] and
bladed development on {010}. Striations parallel to [100]. Forms {021}, {010}, {001} and {101}.
Twinning:
Twinning reported from some localities (ex. Newry, Maine)
Comment:
Space Group: P21/n.

Crystal StructureHide

Load
Unit Cell | Unit Cell Packed
2x2x2 | 3x3x3 | 4x4x4
Show
Big Balls | Small Balls | Just Balls | Spacefill
Polyhedra Off | Si Polyhedra | All Polyhedra
Remove metal-metal sticks
Display Options
Black Background | White Background
Perspective On | Perspective Off
2D | Stereo | Red-Blue | Red-Cyan
View
CIF File    Best | x | y | z | a | b | c
Rotation
Stop | Start
Labels
Console Off | On | Grey | Yellow
IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0006579UraloliteMereiter K, Niedermayr G, Walter F (1994) Uralolite, Ca2Be4(PO4)3(OH)3*5H2O: new data and crystal structure European Journal of Mineralogy 6 887-89619940293
CIF Raw Data - click here to close

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
3.56 Å(100)
2.654 Å(100 b)
3.07 Å(90)
2.050 Å(90 b)
1.728 Å(90)
4.35 Å(80)
3.21 Å(80)
1.972 Å(80)
7.09 Å(70)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47c : [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates]

Type Occurrence of UraloliteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Boevskoe Be deposit (Boevka; Severnoye), Kaslinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
General Appearance of Type Material:
Concretions composed of radiating fibrous spherulites of diameter 2-3 mm and in sheaf-like growths.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
1) Il’menskii Preserve Museum, Miass, 5523.
2) A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 75439.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In kaolin-hydromuscovite rocks.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
MoraesiteGlucineFluoriteCrandalliteBeryl
Apatite
Reference:
Grigor'ev, N.A. (1964) Uralolite - a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 93(2): 156-162.
Download:
https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/Grigor'ev_Uralolite_ZVMO_1964.pdf

Other Language Names for UraloliteHide

German:Uralolit
Spanish:Uralolita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
7 photos of Uralolite associated with RoscheriteCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
4 photos of Uralolite associated with BerylloniteNaBePO4
4 photos of Uralolite associated with PyriteFeS2
3 photos of Uralolite associated with HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
2 photos of Uralolite associated with NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
1 photo of Uralolite associated with ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
1 photo of Uralolite associated with BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
1 photo of Uralolite associated with Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
1 photo of Uralolite associated with WeinebeneiteCaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
1 photo of Uralolite associated with MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

8.DA.05BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2OMon.
8.DA.05MoraesiteBe2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2OMon. m : Bb
8.DA.10RoscheriteCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.DA.10ZanazziiteCa2Mg5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DA.10GreifensteiniteCa2Fe2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DA.10AtencioiteCa2Fe2+3Mg2Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DA.10RuifrancoiteCa2(◻,Mn)2(Fe3+,Mn,Mg)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)4(OH,H2O)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DA.10GuimarãesiteCa2Be4Zn5(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DA.10FootemineiteCa2Mn2+Mn2+2Mn2+2Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DA.10OkruschiteCa2Mn2+5Be4(AsO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DA.20WeinebeneiteCaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. m : Bb
8.DA.25TiptopiteK2(Na,Ca)2Li3Be6(PO4)6(OH)2 · H2OHex. 6 : P63
8.DA.40SpenceriteZn4(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2OMon. 2/m : P2/b
8.DA.45GlucineCaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4 · 0.5H2O

Fluorescence of UraloliteHide

In UV light:
Uralolite from Dunton Quarry, Newry, Maine, USA fluoresces yellow-green. Uralolite from Ponte do Piauí claim, Taquaral, Brazil fluoresces medium cherry-red.

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for UraloliteHide

References for UraloliteHide

Localities for UraloliteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- 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.
Austria
 
  • Carinthia
    • Wolfsberg District
      • Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud
        • Brandrücken
Walter (1992) +1 other reference
Brazil
 
  • Minas Gerais
    • Itinga
      • Taquaral
        • Piauí valley
Luis Menezes
Germany
 
  • Bavaria
    • Lower Bavaria
      • Freyung-Grafenau District
        • Waldkirchen
          • Oberfrauenwald
Habel (1995)
      • Passau District
        • Tittling
          • Hötzendorf
Habel
Russia (TL)
 
  • Chelyabinsk Oblast
    • Kaslinsky District
Grigoriev (1964) +1 other reference
USA
 
  • Maine
    • Cumberland County
      • Baldwin
        • West Baldwin
Thompson et al. (2000)
    • Oxford County
      • Greenwood
        • Uncle Tom Mountain
Falster et al. (2019)
      • Newry
Dunn et al. (1978)
  • New Hampshire
    • Cheshire County
      • Marlow
Dallaire (2022)
  • North Carolina
    • Cleveland County
      • Kings Mountain
Hanahan (1985)
Quick NavTopAbout UraloliteUnique IdentifiersIMA Classification Classification Mineral SymbolsPhysical Properties Optical Data Chemistry Crystallography Crystal StructureX-Ray Powder DiffractionGeological EnvironmentType Occurrence Other LanguagesCommon AssociatesStrunz-MindatFluorescence Other InformationInternet Links References Localities Locality List
 
Mineral and/or Locality  
Mindat Discussions Facebook Logo Instagram Logo Discord Logo
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 25, 2024 14:05:53 Page updated: February 26, 2024 16:08:53
Go to top of page