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Uranophane

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Description
Locality: 
Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2.8 × 0.5 cm
Weight: 
12.00gr
Description

Beautiful, very rich and well-crystallized uranophane specimen from the classic Rossing uranium mine in Namibia. Measures ~90,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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