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Zippeite

Christopher J. Stefano
Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.3 × 1.2 cm
Description

A unique and rich specimen of zippeite from Colorado.   This specimen features rich yellow fibrous crystals on a bituminous matrix.   From the collection of Christopher J. Stefano.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zippeite

Formula: 
K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH)·3H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Elias Mine, Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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