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Uranophane

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Uranophane

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Arcu su Linnarbu, Capoterra, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

Prismatic crystals in radial sprays of uranophane. Crystals are glossy, bright yellow and long acicular. Excellent specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uranophane

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2[HSiO4]2·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Miedzianka (Kupferberg), Jelenia Góra District, Rudawy Janowickie Mts, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland
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