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Uranopilite & Zippeite

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Uranopilite & Zippeite

ex. Collection Dr. Winfried Böhmer (Wunstorf/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Krunkelbach Valley, Menzenschwand, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 3.3 × 1 cm
Description

Uranopilite with Zippeite on matrix. a classic piece from that location,collected 1964.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uranopilite

Formula: 
(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O
Strunz: 
7.EA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Zippeite

Formula: 
K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH)·3H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Elias Mine, Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic