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Voglite & Uraninite

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Voglite & Uraninite

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Description
Locality: 
Azegour Mine, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Yellow voglite on gray uraninite.

I wonder if the voglite wasn't misidentified by the previous owner. Voglite is usually grass-green and not listed for this locality.

I think it's rather bayleyite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Voglite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu(UO2)(CO3)4·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.EE.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Elias Mine, Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Uraninite

Formula: 
UO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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