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Paulscherrerite

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gelbe Aggregate von Paulscherrerit, Number 2 Workings, Arkaroola, South Australia, Australien; analysiert, BB < 1 mm
Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta); Contribution: openpit
Location: Australien/South Australia/Flinders Ranges/North Flinders Ranges/Arkaroola, Region/Mt Painter/Number 2 Workings
Mineral: Paulscherrerite
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Paulscherrerit

gelbe Aggregate von Paulscherrerit, Number 2 Workings, Arkaroola, South Australia, Australien; analysiert, BB < 1 mm

Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta)
Contribution: openpit 2019-11-04
Locality: Number 2 Workings / Mt Painter / Arkaroola, Region / North Flinders Ranges / Flinders Ranges / South Australia / Australien

Collectors Summary

Color kanariengelb
Crystal System monoklin, P2, P21, P2/m, oder P21/m sind möglich
Morphology tafelige Kristalle, die maximale Längen von 500 nm ereichen

Chemism

Chemical formula

UO2(OH)2

Additional chem. information

Uranyl-Hydroxid

Chemical composition

Sauerstoff, Uran, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 304.042527 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 7

Info

Empirical formula:

UO2(OH)2

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)

Hydrogen

H

0.66

2

28.57

1.0079470

2.0158940

Oxygen

O

21.05

4

57.14

15.9994300

63.9977200

Uranium

U

78.29

1

14.29

238.0289130

238.0289130

Analysis wt%

UO3 : 92.91, H2O : 6.92 (Ref: American Mineralogist 2011)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

4.GA.

4: Oxide, Hydroxide (Oxide, Hydroxide, V[5,6]-Vanadate, Arsenite, Antimonite, Bismutite, Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite, Iodate)
G: Uranylhydroxide
A: ohne zusätzliche [Kationen]

Lapis Classification

IV/H.01-055

IV: OXIDE
H: Uranyl([UO2] 2+)-Hydroxide und -Hydrate

Classification by Hölzel

4.GB.100

4: OXIDES
G: Vanadin, Uranyl Oxides and Hydroxides
B: Uranylhydroxides-Hydrates
1: Without Cations Schoepite-Group

IMA status

anerkannt Aug. 2008

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

kanariengelb

RI value α / ω / n

1.874

RI value β

by

RI value γ / ε

GlD

Ri mean

1.874

2V angle

Biaxial

Optical Data Luminescence

Luminescence

keine Fluoreszenz bekannt

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Space Group

P2, P21, P2/m, oder P21/m sind möglich

Cell parameters a (Å)

4.288

Cell parameters b (Å)

10.270

Cell parameters c (Å)

6.885

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.418

Cell parameters c/b

0.670

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90.38

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volume (ų)

303.193

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

5.085(64), 3.424(100), 3.405(27), 2.848(18), 2.483(23), 1.9854(13), 1.9737(23), 1.7820(9)

XRD chart Paulscherrerite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Morphology

tafelige Kristalle, die maximale Längen von 500 nm ereichen

Physical Properties

Density (g/cm³)

6.66 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Australien/South Australia/Flinders Ranges/North Flinders Ranges/Arkaroola, Region/Mt Painter/Number 2 Workings

Type material

South Australian Museum, Adelaide, G31382 (Holotyp)
Musee Geologique, Lausanne, Schweiz, MGL79287 (Cotyp)

Preface

Name from

dem Schweizer Physiker Paul Scherrer (1890–1969) in Anerkennung für seine Beiträge auf den Gebieten der Mineralogie und der Kernphysik

Author (Name, Year)

Joël Brugger et al., 2011

References

Joël Brugger, Nicolas Meisser, Barbara Etschmann, Stefan Ansermet, Allan Pring: Paulscherrerite from the Number 2 Workings, Mount Painter Inlier, Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia: "Dehydrated schoepite" is a mineral after all. American Mineralogist 96 (2011) S.229-240.

Neue Mineralien - IMA WEB Seite Aug. 2008

Other languages

German

Paulscherrerit

English

Paulscherrerite

old name

English

dehydrated schoepite

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 2008-022

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Psc

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) bbkcjO6Ae0ygJW2TnQhJUA
GUID (Global unique identifier) 8C1CB96D-80EE-4C7B-A025-6D939D084950
Database ID 4951