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 and joined the Terrium collection in 2015.
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
- Acquired
- 2015
- Ex-collection
- Antonino Bueno Yanes
- Etymology
- Acronym from its chemical composition: PHosphate-URanium-CALcium.
- Quality
- Top
- Value trend
- Al alza
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