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Cuprosklodowskite & Metatorbernite

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Cuprosklodowskite & Metatorbernite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 5 × 4.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Description

A rich specimen of both species, super-bright green sprays of rare cuprosklowskite accompanied by deep green blades of meta-torbernite.

A exceptional and colourful specimen in excellent shape. 

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)

Metatorbernite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany