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Uranospinite

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Uranospinite

Rare Mineral
Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 5 × 4.2 cm
Description

Extraordinery example of rare radioactive mineral Uranospinite. It creates nice yellow nicro crystals, covering a uranium rich matrix.

There is also a minor uraninite on the piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uranospinite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)(AsO4)2·10H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine (Shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany