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Uranophane & Autunite

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Uranophane & Autunite

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Description
Locality: 
Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2 × 2.7 cm
Description

A nice specimen of bright yellow-to-orange Uranphane on a matrix, with a few specks of bright green Autunite, from the Ruggles Mine, in New Hampshire.  The specimen comes with an old label attached to one side

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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

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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Purchases are expected to be paid within 48 hours, unless prior arrangements have been made (such as bidding on more items).  

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