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Threadgoldite & Carnotite

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Threadgoldite & Carnotite

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Description
Locality: 
Cactus Rat Mine, The Poison Strip, Grand County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.6 × 2.7 cm
Description

EDS confirmed pale lustrous threadgoldite with yellow carnotite groups on sandstone matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Threadgoldite

Formula: 
Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Carnotite

Formula: 
K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.HB.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Rajah Mine, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA