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Thorianite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Millar's Mine, Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

This sample consists of three crystals of thorianite on a matrix of tremolite. The largest crystal is a shiny undamaged 3mm cube that exhibits octahedral modifications on the corners. 

The identity of the species has been confirmed by EDS. Click on the Analysis tab to see the report. A sample for this location has also been confirmed by RRUFF. see R130003

Due to the radioactivity, the piece will be shipped by surface mail overseas and by expedited parcel to the USA.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorianite

Formula: 
ThO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Balangoda, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Thorianite

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