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Richetite

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Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Richetite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Richetite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Richetite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Richetite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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About RichetiteHide

Formula:
(Fe3+,Mg)Pb 8.6(UO2)36O36(OH)24•41H2O
The correct formula (the structural one, simplified) is (Fe,Mg)0.5Pb4.5(U5+(UO2)17O18(OH)14](H2O)~19.5 (Plášil, 2017).
Colour:
Coffee-brown to black, green
Lustre:
Adamantine
Hardness:
3½
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Name:
Named after Emile Richet (born in Lessines, Belgium on 16 April 1884, died in Brussels on 25 May 1938), Chief Geologist, Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga.
Richetite is one of three minerals with pentavalent uranium, the other two being wyartite and shinkolobweite (Plášil, 2017).


Classification of RichetiteHide

IMA status:
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Strunz 8th ed.:
4/H.07-60
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
4.GB.15

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
Dana 8th ed.:
5.9.5.1

5 : OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM
9 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:
7.16.25

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
16 : Oxides of U

Physical Properties of RichetiteHide

Lustre:
Adamantine
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Coffee-brown to black, green
Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale

Optical Data of RichetiteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.900 nβ = 2.000 nγ = 2.000
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.100
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Very High
Dispersion:
dispersion not observed

Chemical Properties of RichetiteHide

Formula:
(Fe3+,Mg)Pb 8.6(UO2)36O36(OH)24•41H2O

The correct formula (the structural one, simplified) is (Fe,Mg)0.5Pb4.5(U5+(UO2)17O18(OH)14](H2O)~19.5 (Plášil, 2017).
IMA Formula:
(Fe3+,Mg)xPb2+8.6(UO2)36O36(OH)24 · 41H2O
Elements listed:
Fe, H, Mg, O, Pb, U - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of RichetiteHide

Crystal System:
Triclinic
Cell Parameters:
a = 20.81 Å, b = 12.06 Å, c = 16.3 Å
α = 103.8°, β = 115.1°, γ = 90.4°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.726 : 1 : 1.352
Unit Cell V:
3,570.24 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Type Occurrence of RichetiteHide

Other Language Names for RichetiteHide

German:Richetit
Spanish:Richetita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Masuyite6 photos of Richetite associated with Masuyite on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

4.GB.05AgrinieriteK2(Ca,Sr)[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]2 · 5H2OOrth.
4.GB.05CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 7H2OOrth.
4.GB.05RameauiteK2Ca(H[3]2O)(H[5]2O)4[(UO2)6O6(OH)4](H[4]2O)Mon. m : Bb
4.GB.10BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2OOrth. mm2 : Pna21
4.GB.10BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2OOrth. mm2
4.GB.10ProtasiteBa(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2OMon.
4.GB.20BauranoiteBa(UO2)2(OH)6 · 1-2H2O
4.GB.20Calciouranoite(Ca,Ba,Pb)U2O7 · 5H2O
4.GB.20Metacalciouranoite(Ca,Ba,Pb,K2)U2O7 · 2H2O
4.GB.25FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2OOrth.
4.GB.30WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
4.GB.35MasuyitePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2OOrth.
4.GB.40MetavandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · nH2O n < 12Orth.
4.GB.40VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
4.GB.45VandenbrandeiteCu(UO2)(OH)4Tric. 1 : P1
4.GB.50SayritePb2(UO2)5O6(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
4.GB.55CuritePb3(UO2)8O8(OH)6 · 3H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.GB.60Iriginite(UO2)Mo2O7 · 3H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
4.GB.65UranosphaeriteBi(UO2)O2(OH)Mon. 2/m
4.GB.70HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2OTrig. 3 : P3

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

7.16.1UraniniteUO2Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
7.16.2Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
7.16.3ParaschoepiteUO3 · 2H2OOrth.
7.16.4Metaschoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 10H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
7.16.5MetastudtiteUO4 · 2H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
7.16.6Studtite[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2OMon.
7.16.7IanthiniteU4+(UO2)5O7 · 10H2OOrth. mm2 : Amm2
7.16.8CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 7H2OOrth.
7.16.9VandenbrandeiteCu(UO2)(OH)4Tric. 1 : P1
7.16.10RoubaultiteCu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2•4H2OTric. 1 : P1
7.16.11BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2OOrth. mm2 : Pna21
7.16.12RameauiteK2Ca(H[3]2O)(H[5]2O)4[(UO2)6O6(OH)4](H[4]2O)Mon. m : Bb
7.16.13AgrinieriteK2(Ca,Sr)[(UO2)3O3(OH)2]2 · 5H2OOrth.
7.16.14ProtasiteBa(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2OMon.
7.16.15BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2OOrth. mm2
7.16.16BauranoiteBa(UO2)2(OH)6 · 1-2H2O
7.16.17Metacalciouranoite(Ca,Ba,Pb,K2)U2O7 · 2H2O
7.16.18Calciouranoite(Ca,Ba,Pb)U2O7 · 5H2O
7.16.19OrthobranneriteU4+U6+Ti4O12(OH)2Orth.
7.16.20Thorutite(Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6Mon.
7.16.21Davidite-(La)(La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38Trig.
7.16.22Davidite-(Ce)(Ce,La)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38Trig. 3 : R3
7.16.23Brannerite(U4+,REE,Th,Ca)(Ti,Fe3+,Nb)2(O,OH)6Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.16.24FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2OOrth.
7.16.26CuritePb3(UO2)8O8(OH)6 · 3H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
7.16.27MasuyitePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2OOrth.
7.16.28VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
7.16.29MetavandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · nH2O n < 12Orth.
7.16.30SayritePb2(UO2)5O6(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
7.16.31WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
7.16.32Clarkeite(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2OTrig.
7.16.33UranosphaeriteBi(UO2)O2(OH)Mon. 2/m

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.

References for RichetiteHide

Reference List:
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American Mineralogist (1948): 33: 384.
Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie (1984): 107: 581.
American Mineralogist (1985): 70: 1335.
Burns, P.C. (1998b) The structure of richetite, a rare lead uranyl oxide hydrate. Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 187-199.
Burns, P.C. (2005) U 6+ minerals and inorganic compounds: insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures. Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1839-1894.
Plášil, J. (2017): Crystal structure of richetite revisited: crystallographic evidence for the presence of pentavalent uranium. American Mineralogist, 102, 1771-1775.

Internet Links for RichetiteHide

Localities for RichetiteHide

ⓘ - Click for 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 (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
 
  • Queensland
    • Cloncurry Shire
      • Cloncurry
Mineralogical and fluid characteristics of ‘Monakoff-Style’ iron–oxide–copper–gold (IOCG) mineralisation in the Cloncurry Area, Queensland. in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 214.
Williams et al 2015; Mineralogical and fluid characteristics of ‘Monakoff-Style’ iron–oxide–copper–gold (IOCG) mineralisation in the Cloncurry Area, Queensland. in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 214.
Czech Republic
 
  • Central Bohemia Region
Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)
  • Karlovy Vary Region
    • Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge)
      • Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal)
Lapis 2002(7/8), 63-65
Democratic Republic of the Congo (TL)
 
  • Katanga (Shaba)
    • Kambove District
      • Shinkolobwe
Bull.Soc.belge Géol.(1947) 70, B 212-226
Finland
 
  • Northern Finland Region
    • Kuusamo
Al-Ani, Thair and Pakkanen, Lassi (2013): Mini-Atlas of REE-minerals in Finnish Bedrocks. Geologian Tutkimuskeskus/Geological Survey of Finland.
France
 
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    • Savoie
      • La Lauzière massif
DE ASCENCAO GUEDES R. (2000). La Lauzière : les espèces minérales, Savoie, France. Le Règne Minéral hors-série n°6, pp. 24-39. Editions du Piat.
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