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Uraninite Var Pitchblende

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Uraninite Var Pitchblende

Classic Locality
Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.4 × 4.6 × 3.3 cm
Description

Block of lustrous black collomorphous uraninite, stacked in thick layers, with a globular external surface. A good hand size pitchblende from Pribram, representative of this classic occurrence located at the hart of Europe.

Old material, from a collection built between 1950’s to 1980’s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Pitchblende

Variety Of: 

Uraninite

Formula: 
UO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Formula: 
UO2
Hardness: 
0.0

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