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Strelkinite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem Region, Amman, Jordan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.7 × 1.9 cm
Description

An interesting thumbnail size specimen of Strelkinite from Jordan.   This specimen features a yellow crystalline crust coating a calcite matrix.   Strelkinite is a rarely seen member of the Carnotite group, a sodium uranyl vanadate.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strelkinite

Formula: 
Na2(UO2)2(VO4)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
4.HB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Kendyktas Mts, Central Kyzylkum Region, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan

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