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Kasolite Uraninite & Zircon

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Kasolite Uraninite & Zircon

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Description
Locality: 
Roe Spar Bed, Crown Point Township, Essex County, New York, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 3.3 × 2.7 cm
Description

A very rare specimen of Kasolite from New York!   This specimen features a few tiny vugs of Kasolite in pegmatite matrix, associated with Allanite, Uraninite, and Zircon.    Specimens such as these are very rare from New York, I believe it is the only uranium bearing mineral I've ever handled from the state.   Has a yellowing old label from Minerals Unlimited.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kasolite

Formula: 
Pb(UO2)[SiO4]·H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Uraninite

Formula: 
UO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Zircon

Formula: 
ZrSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White

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