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Leesite

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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 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm
Description

Yellow leesite associated with orange becquerelite in gypsum and nickelalumite. 

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed no 627. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leesite

Formula: 
K(H2O)2[(UO2)4O2(OH)5]·3H2O
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Colour: 
Yellow-orange
Type Locality: 
Jomac Mine, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Leesite
Analysis Report - only: Leesite
Analysis Report - only: Leesite