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Kasolite

Raman confirmed!

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Description
Locality: 
Katharina II Mine, Imsbach, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Yellow kasolite crystals in rhyolite matrix. Mining started in 1750. 

Minor uranium was present in these Cu-Ag-Co-Mn mines. 

Raman confirmed specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kasolite

Formula: 
Pb(UO2)[SiO4]·H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Kasolite
Analysis Report - only: Kasolite