Vorlanite
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Formula:
Ca(U6+)O4
System:
Isometric
Name:
Named for Mt Vorlan, near whose peak it was found.
Fluorite-type structure
Classification of Vorlanite
Approved
Approval Year:
2009
5.3.4.
5 : OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM
3 : AXO4·xH2O
5 : OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM
3 : AXO4·xH2O
Chemical Properties of Vorlanite
Formula:
Ca(U6+)O4
IMA Formula:
CaUO4
Elements listed in formula:
Crystallography of Vorlanite
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 Volume:
V 155.83 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 3.107 | (100) |
| 2.691 | (30) |
| 1.902 | (63) |
| 1.623 | (54) |
| 1.235 | (24) |
| 1.203 | (16) |
| 1.098 | (22) |
| 0.910 | (18) |
Type Occurrence of Vorlanite
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Calcareous skarn xenolith in ignimbrite.
Other Names for Vorlanite
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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 Vorlanite
Reference List:
Evgeny V.Galuskin1, Thomas Armbruster, Irina O. Galuskina, Biljana Lazic, Antoni Winiarski, Viktor M. Gazeev, Piotr Dzierżanowski, Aleksandr E. Z (2011): Vorlanite (CaU6+)O4 – a new mineral from the Upper Chegem caldera, Kabardino-Balkaria, Northern Caucasus, Russia. Am. Mineral. 96,188-196.
Internet Links for Vorlanite
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Localities for Vorlanite
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Germany | |
| EMPA data V. V. SHARYGIN (Novosibirsk, Ru) |
Jordan | |
| Khoury, H.N., Sokol, E.V., Kokh, S.N., Seryotkin, Y.V., Nigmatulina, E.N., Goryainov, S.V., Belogub, E.V., Clark, I.D. (2016): Tululite, Ca14(Fe3+,Al)(Al,Zn,Fe3+,Si,P,Mn,Mg)15O36: a new Ca zincate-aluminate from combustion metamorphic marbles, central Jordan. Mineralogy and Petrology, 110, 125-140 |
Mexico | |
| 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 Peña Blanca, Mexico). American Mineralogist, 98(2-3), 518-521. |
Palestine | |
| http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/AmMin/TOC/Abstracts/2013_Abstracts/ND13_Abstracts/Galuskin_p1938_13.pdf |
Russia | |
| Galuskin, E. V., Armbruster, T., Galuskina, I. O., Lazic, B., Winiarski, A., Gazeev, V. M., ... & 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. |
| Galuskin, E. V., Armbruster, T., Galuskina, I. O., Lazic, B., Winiarski, A., Gazeev, V. M., ... & 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. |
Lakargi Mt., Upper Chegem volcanic caldera Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia