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Cuprosklodowskite

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Cuprosklodowskite

Gilbert Gauthier collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5.1 × 3.1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large sample with several vugs hosting fantastic, sharp, terminated blades of cuprosklodowskite. A rare habit at the locality! From the Van King and Gilbert Gauthier collections. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprosklodowskite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2[HSiO4]2·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.10
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Kalongwe deposit, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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