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Becquerelite

Kay Robertson collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Happy Jack Mine, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with some small, but exceptionally twinned (trillings, like a Star of David) becquerelite crystals on sandstone matrix. These are sought after specimens for the rare trillings found at this locality. Kay Robertson collection and label. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Becquerelite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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