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Uraninite & Chalcocite

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Uraninite & Chalcocite

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Description
Locality: 
Hideout Mine, Deer Flat, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3.6 × 2.6 cm
Description

A nice chunk of uraninite admixed with chalcocite from the Hideout Mine.   This specimen does show a bit of a fossilized tree branch in one area.   In addition to being within the newly established Bear's Ear's National Monument, the Hideout Mine has been reclaimed and gated.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uraninite

Formula: 
UO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Chalcocite

Formula: 
Cu2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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