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Uranotungstite & Schoepite

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Uranotungstite & Schoepite

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Description
Locality: 
Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.1 × 1.4 cm
Description

Orange SEM-EDS confirmed uranotungstite associated with schoepite & ianthinite from Menzenschwand, Germany. Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uranotungstite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Ba,Pb)(UO2)2(WO4)(OH)4·12H2O
Strunz: 
7.HB.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Krunkelbach Valley Uranium deposit, Menzenschwand, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Schoepite

Formula: 
(UO2)8O2(OH)12·12H2O
Strunz: 
4.GA.05
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)