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Autunite & Torbernite

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Description
Locality: 
Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.3 × 4.8 × 7.6 cm
Description

Nice rich specimen of colorful green and yellow autunite and torbernite on pegmatite matrix from the famous Chalk Mountain quarry in western North Carolina. Brilliant yellow-green fluorescence under U.V. light. From the noted collection of Chet Lemanski. Measures ~50,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!

Mineral Data
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Autunite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·11H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne, Montcenis, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

Torbernite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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