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Uraninite & Saléeite In Muscovite

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Uraninite & Saléeite In Muscovite

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Description
Locality: 
Tietze Dam, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 5.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

Small black uraninite in muscovite has altered to saleeite, that appear along fractures in the muscovite.

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

Saléeite

Formula: 
Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Weißer Hirsch Mine (Shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
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