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Metaheinrichite

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Metaheinrichite

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Description
Locality: 
White King Mine, Lakeview, Lake County, Oregon, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 5.9 × 4.3 cm
Description

Good coverage of platy, canary yellow microcrystals of metaheinrichite in matrix. Good sized specimen for display. No damage. Comes with previous dealers label

Metaheinrichite belongs to the meta-autinite group of minerals with a composition of Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2•8(H2O) and is one of the few minerals to share a type locality.

Named after Eberhardt Heinrich (1918-1991), Mineralogist, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Mineral Data
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Metaheinrichite

Formula: 
Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
White King Mine, Lakeview, Lake Co., Oregon, USA
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