Saléeite	IMA-GP
Uranium	40.2a.11.1 (Dana Classification Number)
(Images)	7/E.01-30 (Strunz ID)

Property	Data	Remarks
Named for:	Professor Achille Salée of Louvain, Belgium
Alternate     Name(s):
Mineral Class:	Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates   Uranylphosphates and uranylvanadates with [UO2]2+ - [PO4 | AsO4]3- and [UO2]2+ - [V2O8]6-     Autunite group
Chemical     Formula:	Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Chemical     Composition:	Hydrogen: (H) 2.16% Magnesium: (Mg) 2.60% Oxygen: (O) 37.67% Phosphorus: (P) 6.63% Uranium: (U) 50.94%	by weight
Molecular     Weight:	934.46	daltons (amu)
Specific     Radioactivity:	(All radiation is for a 1 gram, fully aged specimen) Specific Activity Dose Rate Becquerels Curies milliRems/hour microSieverts/hour 9.1191 × 1004 2.46 × 10-06 1.29 128.95 Estimated Average Annual Exposure: 360 mRem (3.6 milliSieverts)
Crystalography:	System:   Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal Monoclinic Axial Ratios: a: 1 0.34837   †  b:   1   †  c: 2.83024 0.49624   †  Cell Dimensions: a: 7.01 Å 6.95 Å   †  b:   19.95   †  c: 19.84 Å 9.9 Å   †  Z: 2 2   †  b:   135.167°   †  V: 974.94 Å3   DenCalc: 3.18   H-M Symbol:   4/m 2/m 2/m   Space Group:   I4/mmm P21/c   †  X-Ray Diffraction:   By Intensity ( I/Io ) (1): 9.85 Å (0.9): 3.49 Å (0.8): 4.95 Å	Saléeite Crystal
Habit:	Sqaure plates flattened on the {001} plane      †  Sqaure plates with pyramids   †  Crystals show striations parallel to the 010 and 100 axes From less than 0.1 mm to 2.5 cm
Cleavage:	[001] Perfect Perfect [010] Indistinct   [110] Indistinct
Fracture:	Brittle, mostly along cleavage planes	(One Specimen Examined)
Moh's     Hardness:	2.5
Density:	3.27	grams/cm3
Color:	Yellow, Yellow-green, Olive-green
Streak:	Yellow white
Luster:	Vitreous, (Waxy   † )
Diaphaneity:	Transparent to Translucent (Opaque upon dehydration   †   ‡ )
Dichroism:	(e): Colorless (w:) Colorless
Ultra Violet     Fluorescence:	Long Wave: Bright Yellow-green   †  Short Wave: Bright Yellow-green      †
Magnetism:	Non-magnetic
Occurance:	In carnotite-bearing sandstone. Pegmatite Oxidation zone of Uranium ore veins
Associated     Minerals:	Aragonite, Arsenopyrite, Autunite, Azurite, Barite, Bismuth, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Coffinite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Cuprosklodowskite, Dewindtite, Dolomite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Marcasite, Meta-Autunite, Metatorbernite, Metazeunerite, Novácekite, Phosphuranylite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutherfordine, Schoepite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Torbernite, Uraninite, Uranophane, Uranopilite, Zeunerite, Zippeite Mineral   -   > 64% of sites Mineral   -   > 48% of sites Mineral   -   > 28% of sites Minerals   -   Uranium & Thorium mineral links	These are minerals known to be found with Saleeite
Locations:	Somewhat rare Saleeite Locations
Notes:	Strongly radioactive a- and b-particles, g-rays. Crystals are probably metamic.  †  J.H. Bernard and J. Hyrsl, Minerals and their Localities.  ‡  No approved meta-form of this mineral.

Saléeite Images

Specimen #1
	(001a)	(001b)
Ranger Uranium Mine, Jabiru, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Specimen Notes Occurrence -     Crystals -     Appearence -   Diaphaniety - Luster -     -     Specimen Physical Properties Size   cm   cm   cm Weight: x grams     g-Radiation Level:   cmp   msieverts background: 20 cpm
Specimen #2
(002a)	(002b)	(002c)	(002d)
	(002e)	(002f)
Ranger Uranium Mine, Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia
Specimen Notes Occurrence -     Crystals -     Appearence -   Diaphaniety - Luster -     -     Specimen Physical Properties Size   cm   cm   cm Weight: x grams     g-Radiation Level:   cmp   msieverts background: 20 cpm