Ferganite

 Not an accepted mineral species
Uranium
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  Suspected to be a form of Tyuyamunite or Uvanite  

Property Data Remarks
Named for: Fergana (Ferghana) Valley, Osh District, Kyrgyzstan (Turkestan), were it was first found
Alternate
    Name(s):
  • Ferghanite
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    Mineral Class:
     
       
         
    		 
    Chemical
        Formula:    		 U3(VO4)2 · 6H2O (?) (with ~1% Lithium)  
    Chemical
        Composition:
    Hydrogen: (H) 1.139%
    Lithium: (Li) 1.000%
    Oxygen: (O) 21.080%
    Vanadium: (V) 9.586%
    Uranium: (U) 67.195%
    		by weight

    (based on lithium content of 1%)
    Molecular
        Weight:    		   daltons (amu)
    Specific
        Radioactivity:

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

    Specific Activity Dose Rate
    Becquerels Curies milliRems/hour microSieverts/hour
    × 100 × 10-0    

    Estimated Average Annual Exposure: 360 mRem (3.6 milliSieverts)
    Crystalography:
    System: Orthorhombic (?)
    Axial Ratios: a:  
    b:  
    c:  
    Cell Dimensions: a:   Å
    b:   Å
    c:   Å
    Z:  
    a:   °
    b:   °
    g:   °
    V:   Å3
    DenCalc:  
    H-M Symbol:  
    Space Group:  
    X-Ray Diffraction:
      By Intensity ( I/Io )    		 (1):   Å
    (0.):   Å
    (0.):   Å
    		 
    Habit:
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    Cleavage:
    [001] Perfect
    [010]  
    [100]  
    		 
    Fracture:    
    Moh's
        Hardness:    		 2.5  
    Density: 3.31 grams/cm3
    Color: Sulfur Yellow  
    Streak:    
    Luster: Waxy  
    Diaphaneity: Translucent  
    Pleochroism: None  
    Ultra Violet
        Fluorescence:
    Long Wave:  
    Short Wave:  
    		 
    Magnetism: Non-magnetic  
    Occurance:
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    Associated
        Minerals:

    Allophane, Antimony, Aragonite, Arsenic, Arsenopyrite, Azurite, Barite, Bornite, Calcite, Calomel, Celestine, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Copper, Cuprite, Dolomite, Enargite, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Greenockite, Gypsum, Hematite, Jamesonite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Metastibnite, Muscovite, Olivenite, Orpiment, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Realgar, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stannite, Stibnite, Strelkinite, Sulphur, Tetrahedrite, Topaz, Tyuyamunite, Zinkenite

    Minerals   -   Uranium & Thorium
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    		These are a few minerals known to be found with Ferganite
    Localities:

    Extremely rare

    Ferganite Localities
    Notes:

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

    Crystals are probably metamic.

    Not an accepted mineral species.