| Phosphuranylite | |
|---|---|
 Phosphuranylite from South Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia (10 mm field of view) | |
| General | |
| Category | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8(H2O) |
| IMA symbol | Puy |
| Strunz classification | 8.EC.10 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Cmcm |
| Identification | |
| Other characteristics |  Radioactive |
| References | |
Phosphuranylite is a uranyl phosphate mineral with formula KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8(H2O).
It was first described in 1879 by Frederick Augustus Genth, from an occurrence in the Flat Rock pegmatite in Mitchell County, North Carolina, US.
References
- Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- Mineralienatlas
- ^ Phosphuranylite at Mindat.org
- ^ Webmineral data
- ^ Handbook of Mineralogy
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