Furongite	IMA-A
Uranium	42.11.20.1 (Dana Classification Number)
(No Images)	7/E.05-50 (Strunz ID)

Property	Data	Remarks
Named for:	Name derived from a poetic description of the Hunan Province, China.
Alternate     Name(s):
Mineral Class:	Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates   Uranylphosphates and uranylvanadates with [UO2]2+ - [PO4 | AsO4]3- and [UO2]2+ - [V2O8]6-     Ranunculite - Moreauite series
Chemical     Formula:	Al2(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2 · 8H2O
Chemical     Composition:	Aluminum: (Al) 6.86% Hydrogen: (H) 2.31% Oxygen: (O) 48.79% Phosphorus: (P) 11.81% Uranium: (U) 30.24%	by weight
Molecular     Weight:	787.04	daltons (amu)
Specific     Radioactivity:	(All radiation is for a 1 gram, fully aged specimen) Specific Activity Dose Rate Becquerels Curies milliRems/hour microSieverts/hour 5.4136 × 1004 1.46 × 10-06 0.80 80.33 Estimated Average Annual Exposure: 360 mRem (3.6 milliSieverts)
Crystalography:	System: Triclinic - Pinacoidal Axial Ratios: a: 1.2602 b: 1 c: 1:0.8589 Cell Dimensions: a: 17.87 Å b: 14.18 Å c: 12.18 Å Z: 7 a: 67.8° b: 77.5° g: 79.9° V: 2,746.61 Å3 DenCalc: 3.33 H-M Symbol: -1 Space Group: P-1 X-Ray Diffraction:   By Intensity ( I/Io ) (1): 10.2 Å (0.8): 8.62 Å (0.5): 4.31 Å
Habit:
Cleavage:	[001] Perfect [010] Perfect [100] Perfect
Fracture:	Brittle
Moh's     Hardness:	2 - 3
Density:	2.82 - 2.9	grams/cm3
Color:	Light yellow to Yellow
Streak:	Yellow white
Luster:	Vitreous
Diaphaneity:	Translucent
Pleochroism:	(x): Colorless (y:) Colorless (z:) Colorless
Ultra Violet     Fluorescence:	Long Wave:   Short Wave:
Magnetism:	Non-magnetic
Occurance:
Associated     Minerals:	Autunite, Beryl, Columbite', Dumontite, Eylettersite, Kamitugaite, Limonite', Meta-Autunite, Metavanmeersscheite, 'Moreauite', Opal, Phosphuranylite, Phuralumite, Plumbomicrolite, Quartz, Ranunculite, Rutherfordine, Saléeite, Studtite, Threadgoldite, Triangulite, Upalite, Uraninite, Vanmeersscheite Minerals   -   Uranium & Thorium mineral links	These are some of the minerals known to be found with Furongite
Localities:	Rare Furongite Localities
Notes:	Strongly radioactive a- and b-particles, g-rays. Crystals are probably metamic.