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Uranopilite

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Uranopilite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
7.00gr
Description

Very interesting uranopilite (Uranophane) specimen found around 1967 in this classic German mine, I am convinced that other radioactive minerals are also present, but the specimen is not analyzed. Some areas are fluorescent in green under ultraviolet light as you can see in the last photo.

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

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