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Ianthinite & Uraninite

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Ianthinite & Uraninite

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Description
Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Ianthanite in urananite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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)

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