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Curite On Uraninite

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Curite On Uraninite

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Description
Locality: 
Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.9 × 2 cm
Description

Super-classic, colorful "gummite" rims surrounding black massive uraninite in rich uranium ore from a prospect in the Kolwezi area. The red-orange material with rough crystals is curite while tiny uranophane needles are visible all over. Other bright yellow crystals are likely kasolite. Hot rock!

YSC specimen no. 2880

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Curite

Formula: 
Pb3(UO2)8O8(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.55
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Streak: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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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