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Abernathyite

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Abernathyite

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Description
Locality: 
Riviéral, Le Bosc, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

This specimen features yellow-greenish star shaped abernathyite aggregates. The crystals are sharp at the tip. Two or more aggregates are 3 dimensional, the rest are flat limited by the thickness of the crack. 

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Abernathyite

Formula: 
K2(UO2)2(AsO4)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Fuemrol No. 2 mine (Fuemrole mine), Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA