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Upalite
General
Category	Phosphate minerals
Formula (repeating unit)	Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7H2O
IMA symbol	Upa
Strunz classification	8.EC.05
Crystal system	Monoclinic
Crystal class	Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Space group	P21/a
Unit cell	a = 13.7 Å, b = 16.82 Å c = 9.33 Å; β = 111.5°; Z = 4
Identification
Color	amber-yellow, yellow-brown
Diaphaneity	transparent, translucent
Other characteristics	Radioactive
References

Upalite (Al(UO₂)₃(PO₄)₂O(OH)·7H₂O) is a mineral found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after uranium, phosphorus and aluminium. Its type locality is Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

1. 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.
2. Mindat
3. Webmineral.com - Upalite
4. "Handbook of Mineralogy (HOM - MSA) - Upalite" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-25.

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