Autunite [ Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12(H2O) ]
Material properties
| Formulas | HUO2PO4·4(H2O), Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12(H2O), Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·9.1(H2O), Ca0.73Sr0.19(UO2)2.19(PO4)2·8.5(H2O), Na(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O |
| Abbreviation | Aut |
| Variants | hydrogen, strontian, Na, synthetic |
| Classifications | Autunite (group), Minerals containing H2O, Minerals containing PO4 |
| Luminescence emitter | UO2 |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1852 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Chernikovite, Metanatroautunite |
| Crystal symmetry | Tetragonal, Tetragonal, Point group 4/mmm, Space group P4/nmm (#129) |
| Tags | Hydrated , Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Synthetic , Uranyl, Uranyl , Duplicate , Hydrated |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| H | 2.45 |
| Ca | 4.06 |
| U | 48.27 |
| P | 6.28 |
| O | 38.93 |
| Total: | 99.99 |
References for Autunite
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
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| Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hamblen 2003 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Autunite
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