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Renardite & Uranophane

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Renardite & Uranophane

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Cañaveral de León, Sierra de Aracena, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.9 × 6.9 × 4.3 cm
Weight: 
236.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen of these rare minerals from an old deposit that is now closed. This piece is from the early 90's and today there is not much data on this modest deposit.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Renardite

Formula: 
Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4•H2O
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic

Uranophane

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2[HSiO4]2·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Miedzianka (Kupferberg), Jelenia Góra District, Rudawy Janowickie Mts, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland

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