Umbozerite Mineral Data

General Umbozerite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na3Sr4ThSi8(O,OH)24

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,262.17 gm

Sodium 5.46 % Na 7.37 % Na₂O

Strontium 27.77 % Sr 32.84 % SrO

Thorium 18.38 % Th 20.92 % ThO₂

Silicon 17.80 % Si 38.08 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.16 % H 1.43 % H₂O

Oxygen 30.42 % O

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100.00 % 100.63 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₃Sr₄ThSi₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Environment:

In ussingite veinlets cutting alkalic rocks.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1974

Locality:

Umbozero (Lake Umba), Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Umbozerite + Pronunciation

Umbozerite Image

Images:

Umbozerite

Comments: Dark brown prismatic umbozerite masses in pegmatite rock.
Location: Pegmatite #100, Mount Karnasurt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District,. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Umbozerite Crystallography

Crystal System:

Amorphous- No Crystals

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.29(1), 1.701(0.8), 3.38(0.6),

Physical Properties of Umbozerite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Bottle green, Greenish brown.

Density:

3.6

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).

Habit:

Metamict - Mineral originally crystalline, now amorphous due to radiation damage.

Habit:

Pseudo Tetragonal - Crystals show a tetragonal shape.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Umbozerite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
KPDmeas= 0.1778,KC= 0.1806
Ncalc = 1.65

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.64.

Calculated Properties of Umbozerite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.31 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Umbozerite =3.60 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Umbozerite= 452.73 barns/electron
U=PE_Umbozerite x r_electron=1,500.48 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 361,065.87 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Umbozerite per GRapi unit = 2.77 (PPM)

Umbozerite is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box) 84.24 ± 21.06 grams of pure Umbozerite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 8424.1 ±2106.0 grams of pure Umbozerite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Umbozerite** - strong
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *	Calculated Activity Bequerols (Bq)	Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)	Estimated Activity GR(api)	Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 8.10 cm	8,236,040	2.23E-04	361,065.87	118.71
100 gm / 3.76 cm	823,604	2.23E-05	36,106.59	11.87
10 gm / 1.74 cm	82,360	2.23E-06	3,610.66	1.19
1 gm / 8.10 mm	8,236	2.23E-07	361.07	0.12
0.1 gm / 3.76 mm	824	2.23E-08	36.11	0.01
0.01 gm / 1.74 mm	82	2.23E-09	3.61	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.81 mm	8	2.23E-10	0.36	0.00

Weight of pure Umbozerite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.60 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem

Umbozerite Classification

Dana Class:

78.07.17.01 (78)Unclassified silicates

(78.07)wholly unclassified silicates

(78.07.17)Dana Group

78.07.17.01 Umbozerite Na3Sr4ThSi8(O,OH)24 None

Strunz Class:

09.HG.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.H - Unclassified Silicates

09.HG -With REE, Th

09.HG.15 Umbozerite Na3Sr4ThSi8(O,OH)24 None

Other Umbozerite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Umbozerite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - Uranium Minerals

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Dana No: 78.07.17.01 Strunz No: 09.HG.15
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