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Sklodowskite

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Sklodowskite

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Description
Locality: 
Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm
Description

The magnesium-uranyl-silicate sklodowskite was named after Marie Sklodowska-Curie.

This specimen has a very good coverage of lustrous, yellow prismatic, well-terminated crystals of sklodowskite on matrix.
Very good for the species.

Mineral Data
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Sklodowskite

Formula: 
Mg(UO2)2[HSiO4]2·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.10
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Cartils Minerals

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