Upalite Explained

Upalite
Category:	Phosphate minerals
Formula:	Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7H2O
Imasymbol:	Upa^[1]
Strunz:	8.EC.05
System:	Monoclinic
Class:	Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Symmetry:	P21/a
Unit Cell:	a = 13.7 Å, b = 16.82 Å c = 9.33 Å; β = 111.5°; Z = 4
Color:	amber-yellow, yellow-brown
Diaphaneity:	transparent, translucent
Other:	Radioactive
References:	^[2]

Upalite (Al(UO₂)₃(PO₄)₂O(OH)·7H₂O) is a mineral found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after uranium, phosphorus and aluminium. Its type locality is Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
2. http://www.mindat.org/min-4096.html Mindat
3. http://www.webmineral.com/data/Upalite.shtml Webmineral.com - Upalite
4. Web site: Handbook of Mineralogy (HOM - MSA) - Upalite . 2013-01-25 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060725/http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/upalite.pdf . dead .