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Ianthinite & Schoepite & Fourmarierite

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Ianthinite & Schoepite & Fourmarierite

ex H.-J. Wilke (Eppertshausen/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Marshall Pass, Saguache County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Ianthinite and Schoepite and fourmarierite in matrix

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)

Schoepite

Formula: 
(UO2)8O2(OH)12·12H2O
Strunz: 
4.GA.05
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Fourmarierite

Formula: 
Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4·4H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)