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Soddyite

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Soddyite

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Description
Locality: 
Swambo Hill, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.5 × 2.6 cm
Description

Beautiful yellow crystals of soddyite on matrix.    Some of the crystals are sharp, yellow, and opaque, while others show a transluscent outline with opaque centers.   Please note, I will be away from home until the end of October.   All autions will ship upon my return.​

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What's on the rock

Soddyite

Formula: 
(UO2)2SiO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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