Aldanite

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Thorium
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  A variety of Thorianite with ~12% by weight of Lead oxide (PbO)  

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Chemical
    Formula:		 (Th,Pb)O2

    (up to 12% PbO)		  
Chemical
    Composition:		 (Variable)
Thorium oxide with ~12% by weight of Lead oxide (PbO)		 by weight
Molecular
    Weight:		   daltons (amu)
Specific
    Radioactivity:

(All radiation is for a 1 gram, fully aged specimen)

Specific Activity Dose Rate
Becquerels Curies milliRADs
per hour		 microSieverts
× 100 × 10-0    

Estimated Average Annual Exposure: 3.6 RAD (3.6 centiSieverts)
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V:   Å3
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Space Group:   -
X-Ray Diffraction:
  By Intensity ( I/Io )		 (1):   Å
(0.):   Å
(0.):   Å
 
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    Ultra Violet
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    Magnetism: Non-magnetic  
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    Associated
        Minerals:

    Albite, Almandine, Aluminium, Anhydrite, 'Apophyllite', Aragonite, Azurite, Barite, Bastnäsite-(Ce), Betafite, Biotite, Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Celestine, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chevkinite-(Ce), Chromite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Copper, Corundum, Cubanite, Diamond, Dolomite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Graphite, Grossular, Gypsum, Halite, Hematite, 'Hornblende', Ilmenite, Iron, Jadeite, Kaolinite, Lead, Leucite, Magnesite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Microcline, Molybdenite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Natrolite, Opal, Orpiment, Orthoclase, Osmium var: Iridosmine, Platinum, Pyrite, Pyrochlore, Pyrope, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Rhabdophane-(Ce), Rutile, Scheelite, Schorl, Siderite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sodalite, Sphalerite, Spinel, Staurolite, Strontianite, Talc, Thorite, Tin, Titanite, Uraninite, Uranophane, Vermiculite, Vesuvianite, 'Wolframite', Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zirkelite

    Minerals   -   Uranium & Thorium
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    		These are minerals known to be found with Aldanite
    Localities:

    Rare

    Aldanite Localities
    Notes:

    Strongly radioactive a- and b-particles, g-rays.

    Crystals are probably metamic.