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Wyartite

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Wyartite

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Description
Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample of nearly massive wyartite with several tiny vugs showing both black, fresh wyartite crystals and altered yellow ones. 

Mineral Data
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Wyartite

Formula: 
CaU5+(UO2)2(CO3)O4(OH)·7H2O
Strunz: 
5.EA.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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