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Abernathyite

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Abernathyite

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Description
Locality: 
Kővágószőlős, Mecsek Mountains, Baranya County, Hungary
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

Pale yellow spheres on 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

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Abernathyite

Formula: 
K2(UO2)2(AsO4)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Fuemrol No. 2 mine (Fuemrole mine), Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA

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