Phosphuranylite
Uranyl phosphate mineral
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Phosphuranylite is a uranyl phosphate mineral with formula KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8(H2O).[3][4][5]
| Phosphuranylite | |
|---|---|
Phosphuranylite from South Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia (10 mm field of view) | |
| General | |
| Category | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8(H2O) |
| IMA symbol | Puy[1] |
| Strunz classification | 8.EC.10 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Cmcm |
| Identification | |
| Other characteristics |  Radioactive |
| References | [2][3][4][5] |
It was first described in 1879 by Frederick Augustus Genth, from an occurrence in the Flat Rock pegmatite in Mitchell County, North Carolina, US.[4]
