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Saléeite

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Saléeite

Rare Mineral

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Locality: 
Ranger #3 Deposit, Ranger Mine, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.1 cm
Description

main crystal is ~13mm across. To be exactly - the locality is: Ranger Mine, Jabiru, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Bright canary yellow crystals from this most important locality for saleeite. The dimension of the main crystal is close to the largest crystals we know of this species. Intense fluorescence under short wave-UV light.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Saléeite

Formula: 
Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Weißer Hirsch Mine (Shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany