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Sklodowskite

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Sklodowskite

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Description
Locality: 
Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm
Description

Thick prismatic sklodowskite from the Kalongwe deposit, type locality of cuprosklodowskite and vandenbrandeite. 

Rich specimen!

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)