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Carnotite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Vulture District, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 4.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

An unsual specimen of Carnotite from an unusual locality-- the Vulture Mountains of Arizona.   This specimen features yellow Carnotite that seems to have impregnated a clay mineral, leaving "slick" surfaces.   This is an old specimen that came from small, essentially unproductive claims.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carnotite

Formula: 
K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.HB.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Rajah Mine, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA

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