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Uranophane Ianthinite & Schoepite

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Uranophane Ianthinite & Schoepite

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Description
Locality: 
Krunkelbach Valley, Menzenschwand, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 1.3 cm
Description

A nice combo of small yellow uranophane spheres, with massive rare, black ianthinite and schoepite (somewhere). Comes with my label and a label that was already with specimen, which appears slightly old.

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

Ianthinite

Formula: 
U4+(UO2)5O7·10H2O
Strunz: 
4.GA.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Schoepite

Formula: 
(UO2)8O2(OH)12·12H2O
Strunz: 
4.GA.05
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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