Metauramphite

Radioactivity

Crystallography

Comment: unknown crystallography

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
92UUranium Uranium 2 238.029 476.058
54.46%
8OOxygen Oxygen 18 15.999 287.982
32.94%
15PPhosphorus Phosphorus 2 30.974 61.948
7.09%
7NNitrogen Nitrogen 2 14.007 28.014
3.20%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 20 1.008 20.160
2.31%
Total 874.162 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
92UUranium	Uranium	2	238.029	476.058	54.46%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	18	15.999	287.982	32.94%
15PPhosphorus	Phosphorus	2	30.974	61.948	7.09%
7NNitrogen	Nitrogen	2	14.007	28.014	3.20%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	20	1.008	20.160	2.31%
	Total	874.162	100.00%

Synonyms

Meta-uramphite
Metauramfit
Metauramphiet

In other languages

German: Metauramphit
Italian: metauramphite

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

8.00

8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
8.0— unnamed intermediate level —Division
8.00— unnamed intermediate level —Group
8.00MetauramphiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—Z. A. Nekrasova, 1957 Vopr. Geol. Uran. p. 67, cited by H. Strunz, Min. Tabellen, 4th edn, 1966, p. 312.
1966Hey, M. H. (1966): Twenty-fourth list of new mineral names. Mineralogical Magazine, 36, 1126-1164

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Metauramphite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/metauramphite-46644},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}