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Sklodowskite

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Sklodowskite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Christa Mine, Großschloppen, Kirchenlamitz, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm
Description

this Magnesium-Uranium-Silicate forms dark yellowish acicular crystal aggregates of 5 mm on quartz. Sklodowskite from a German location is unique

Mineral Data
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Sklodowskite

Formula: 
Mg(UO2)2[HSiO4]2·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.10
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)