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Liebigite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Eureka Mine, Castell-estaó, La Torre de Cabdella, La Vall Fosca, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.7 × 0.7 cm
Description

Yellow Liebigite crystals with brown iron oxides on matrix. Fluoresce bright yellowish green under UV illumination.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Liebigite

Formula: 
Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O
Strunz: 
5.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Usually as granular or scaly crusts.
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Adrianople, Edirne Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
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