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Soddyite

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Soddyite

Bill Pinch collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Swambo Hill, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.2 × 3 cm
Description

You are bidding on an exceptional small miniature sample from the Bill Pinch collection with beautiful clusters of zoned soddyite on matrix with minor orange becquerelite crystals on the backside. Very rich and aesthetic! 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Soddyite

Formula: 
(UO2)2SiO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.05
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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