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Cuprosklodowskite & Wulfenite

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Cuprosklodowskite & Wulfenite

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 6.5 × 5.5 cm
Description

A specimen of cuprosklodowskite and wulfenite. Bright apple green needle-like crystals with transparent brownish square wulfenite crystals all clustered together. Great combination of color and shape. This is a very aesthetic piece! 484 gr

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprosklodowskite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2[HSiO4]2·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.10
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Kalongwe deposit, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria