Furcalita
Furcalita is a mineral with formula , in the Fosfatos (Uranilo) group. This specimen comes from Mina Assunçao, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Viseu, Portugal.
History of this specimen
It was with Carlos G Bargueño.
About Furcalita
Furcalite is a hydrated uranyl-calcium phosphate, rare within secondary uranium parageneses.
About the locality
The former Assunção pit is on private property and is not freely accessible: permission is required, an alarm system exists, and the area was later heavily altered by enlargement and flooding of the workings.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0667
- Name
- Furcalita
- Group
- Fosfatos (Uranilo)
- Category
- Núcleus Ardens
- Matrix
- cuarzo
- Associations
- meta-autunita primaria
- Mine
- Mina Assunçao
- District / Municipality
- Aldeia Nova
- Province
- Ferreira de Aves
- Region
- Viseu
- Country
- Portugal
- Ex-collection
- Antonino Bueno Yanes
- Etymology
- Acronym from its chemical composition: PHosphate-URanium-CALcium.
- Quality
- Top
- Value trend
- Al alza
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