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Autunite

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Description
Locality: 
Nanjingqiao Mine, Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 5.9 × 2.2 cm
Weight: 
56.00gr
Description

Fine specimen of brilliant yellow-green autunite crystals on granite matrix from the Nanjingqiao Mine, Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, China. Great autunite specimen from this small one-time find about 5 years ago, showing brilliant green fluorescence under U.V. light. Measures ~40,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare! 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

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