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Autunite

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Autunite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Bosco del Corvo, Longobucco, Sila, Cosenza Province, Calabria, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 3.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.35cm
Description

There have been not that many occurrences of significant U-bearing specimens in Italy. The most known is for sure the piedmontese district (Peveragno, Lurisia, Bric Colmè...). But this less known locality in southern Italy has produced rare specimens at the same level of the piedmontese ones. This one is very well represented, with a rich coating of bright yellow tabular crystals scattered on granite matrix.

Formerly in the D. Respino collection, with label.

Very interesting for the italian topology.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Autunite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·11H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne, Montcenis, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

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