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Becquerelite & Uraninite

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Becquerelite & Uraninite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.6 × 0.2 cm
Description

Massive orange becquerelite with solid hot uraninite matrix, from classic locality. Rare yellow studtite sprays are also present in the centre of the specimen. Red fourmarierite is located slightly in one corner of the specimen, with a possible hint of the very rare white/cream lepersonnite-(Gd) located next to the fourmarierite. Please note: to see the fourmarierite and the possible lepersonnite-(Gd), a microscope is needed. The red fourmarierite can be just seen with the naked eye. Ex - Lefteris Rantos. This specimen will come with my label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Becquerelite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Uraninite

Formula: 
UO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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