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Kasolite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Moab, Grand County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm
Description

A rich minerature specimen of kasolite and other species from the Moab, Utah area.   This specimen was collected by a field geologist during the height of the uranium rush on the colorado plateau, and simply labeled "Moab area".   The orange crystals proved to be kasolite, but other species in the material have never been checked including a fluorescent species present on this specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kasolite

Formula: 
Pb(UO2)[SiO4]·H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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