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Plavnoite

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Description
Locality: 
Plavno Mine, Krušné Hory Mountains, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

First-class specimen with lots of orange fine acicular plavnoite balls contrasing on matrix. Associated with some gypsum crystals.

Type locality specimen. Plavnoite is only known from ONE locality worldwide. Absolutely rare mineral.

From the collection of Luc VANDENBERGHE, longtime mindat member and famous Belgian u-mineral collector. Specimen of a very well kept collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Plavnoite

Formula: 
K0.8Mn0.6[(UO2)2O2(SO4)]·3.5H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Plavno mine, Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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