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Widenmannite & Sklodowskite

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Widenmannite & Sklodowskite

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Description
Locality: 
Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2 × 1.1 cm
Description

Colourless widenmannite (SEM-EDS & Raman conf.) associated with pale yellow sklodowksite. 

Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Widenmannite

Formula: 
Pb2(OH)2[(UO2)(CO3)2]
Strunz: 
5.ED.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Michael Mine, Weiler, Reichenbach, Lahr, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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)
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Widenmannite & Sklodowskite
Analysis Report - only: Widenmannite & Sklodowskite
Analysis Report - only: Widenmannite & Sklodowskite