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Piretite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Zálesí, Javorník, Jeseník, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.8 × 0.7 cm
Description

Specimen with yellow, tabular aggregates of piretite in small vugs next to corroded naumannite. Analyzed by Dr. Jakub Plasil. Piretite is an extremely rare uranium bearing mineral only known from two localities in the world.

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What's on the rock

Piretite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 ·4H2O
Strunz: 
4.JJ.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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