Althupite

Althupite is a rare aluminium thorium uranyl phosphate mineral with complex formula written as AlTh(UO2)7(PO4)4O2(OH)5·15H2O, from a granitic pegmatite. It is named after its composition (ALuminium, THorium, Uranium, and Phosphorus).[1][2][3]

References
  1. Piret P. and Deliens M. 1987: Les phosphates d'uranyle et d'aluminium de Kobokobo. IX. L'althupite AlTh(UO2)[(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2]2(OH)3·15H2O, nouveau minéral; propriétés et structure cristalline. Bulletin de Mineralogie, 110, 65-72
  2. http://www.mindat.org/min-149.html Mindat
  3. http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/althupite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy


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