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Ammoniomathesiusite

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Ammoniomathesiusite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Kővágószőlős, Mecsek Mountains, Baranya County, Hungary
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.8 × 0.3 cm
Description

Bright green columnar crystals (below 1 mm) associated with gypsum on organic-rich sandstone.

A small old uranium ore collection was found. The ore samples were collected by a former uranium geologist in between 1980 and 2001.
Thanks to this recently discovered collection of a few pieces, many new species have been described from the locality. This rarity is one of them.

XRD & EDX confirmed

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What's on the rock

Ammoniomathesiusite

Formula: 
(NH4)5(UO2)4(SO4)4(VO5)·4H2O
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Burro Mine (C-SR-13 Mesa), Slick Rock District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA

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